Social Security checks for October will be issued soon and could be hundreds of dollars bigger for some recipients. Checks are generally issued starting on the second Wednesday of each month, depending on your birthday. Those born in the first ten days of a month will receive this month's Social Security checks on October 9. People born in the next ten days till the 20th of a month can expect checks to arrive on October 16. Checks for beneficiaries born in the latter half of a month starting the 21st are scheduled for October 23. However, recipients collecting Social Security payments since before May 1997 receive checks on the third day of each month regardless of their birthdate.
