Social Security payment for non-citizen visa holder missing for July - anyone else affected?

Hey there! Happened to me too (and I'm a citizen) - my deposit that should've hit yesterday is MIA. Called SSA this morning and after 2 hours on hold, they said there's a processing delay affecting some direct deposits. They told me payments should post within 3 business days. I was worried it might be something about my account specifically, but sounds like it's affecting lots of people randomly. The rep I spoke with didn't mention anything about citizenship status affecting it, so I think your husband is probably caught in the same general delay.

this happns sometimes.my payment comes on 3rd to but ive had it come late b4. usually shows up next day, longest was 2 days late in 2021. they dont tell u when theres delays which is dum

I work with immigrant communities on Social Security issues, and I want to assure you that being a non-citizen with legal status should NOT affect his regular payment schedule once benefits have been approved. The payment system doesn't differentiate between citizens and legal permanent residents during regular payment processing. This sounds like a general processing delay that's affecting various recipients. What's concerning is that there's been no official announcement from SSA about it. I recommend he keep trying to contact them, but also check his MySocialSecurity account online if he has one - sometimes there are notices there that explain delays.

I haven't gotten mine either!!!! My payment is supposed to come on the 3rd too and NOTHING showed up. I'm FURIOUS because my rent is due and now I'll get hit with late fees!!! SSA doesn't care at all that people depend on these payments to LIVE. They should at LEAST warn us when payments will be late. I've called 15 TIMES today and can't get through to anyone! How is this acceptable???

I'm experiencing the same issue with my husband's payment - should have been deposited yesterday (the 3rd) and still nothing today. I spoke with our bank and they confirmed there's no pending deposit from Treasury. What's strange is that my payment (I get mine on the 2nd) arrived right on time. Our bills are due and this is incredibly stressful. I'm wondering if this might be related to the government fiscal year accounting processes? July is the start of a new fiscal quarter. Has anyone experienced this kind of delay at the beginning of other quarters before?

After seeing several posts about payment delays, I called SSA through Claimyr (claimyr.com) and actually got through to a representative in about 15 minutes instead of waiting on hold for hours. The agent confirmed there's a processing delay affecting about 8% of direct deposits scheduled for the 3rd. Apparently it's a technical issue with the Treasury Department's Automated Clearing House (ACH) system, not specifically an SSA problem. They're estimating all delayed payments should post within 72 hours. The rep confirmed it has absolutely nothing to do with citizenship status - it's affecting people randomly based on which processing batch their payment was in. I was skeptical about paying for a call service, but after trying for days to reach SSA directly, the Claimyr service was worth it. You can see how it works in their demo video: https://youtu.be/Z-BRbJw3puU

my mom has the same problem (shes from philippines originally) no payment yet. but my uncle got his (hes citizen) so i was thinking maybe its for immigrants only? glad to hear its not that. still nothing in her account today tho

UPDATE: My payment just posted this morning! So it was about 48 hours late. Check your accounts - hopefully your husband's payment has arrived too!