Disability and Social Services schedules.

"5 weeks *****" means that payment has to stretch five weeks until the next one arrives.

2027 Payment Schedule

Jan 20, 2027    (for Feb 2027)    5 weeks *****
Feb 24, 2027    (for Mar 2027)    4 weeks
Mar 24, 2027    (for Apr 2027)    4 weeks
Apr 21, 2027    (for May 2027)    4 weeks
May 19, 2027    (for Jun 2027)    5 weeks *****
Jun 23, 2027    (for Jul 2027)    4 weeks
Jul 21, 2027    (for Aug 2027)    5 weeks *****
Aug 25, 2027    (for Sep 2027)    4 weeks
Sep 22, 2027    (for Oct 2027)    4 weeks
Oct 20, 2027    (for Nov 2027)    5 weeks *****
Nov 24, 2027    (for Dec 2027)    4 weeks
Dec 22, 2027    (for Jan 2028)    to be confirmed

Dates are from the official B.C. government payment dates page. The Dec 22 stretch will be confirmed once the 2028 dates are published.

2026 Payment Schedule

Jan 21, 2026    (for Feb 2026)    5 weeks *****
Feb 25, 2026    (for Mar 2026)    4 weeks
Mar 25, 2026    (for Apr 2026)    4 weeks
Apr 22, 2026    (for May 2026)    5 weeks *****
May 27, 2026    (for Jun 2026)    4 weeks
Jun 24, 2026    (for Jul 2026)    5 weeks *****
Jul 29, 2026    (for Aug 2026)    4 weeks
Aug 26, 2026    (for Sep 2026)    4 weeks
Sep 23, 2026    (for Oct 2026)    4 weeks
Oct 21, 2026    (for Nov 2026)    4 weeks
Nov 18, 2026    (for Dec 2026)    4 weeks
Dec 16, 2026    (for Jan 2027)    5 weeks *****

2025 Payment Schedule

Jan 15, 2025    (for Feb 2025)    5 weeks *****
Feb 19, 2025    (for Mar 2025)    4 weeks
Mar 19, 2025    (for Apr 2025)    4 weeks
Apr 16, 2025    (for May 2025)    5 weeks *****
May 21, 2025    (for Jun 2025)    5 weeks *****
Jun 25, 2025    (for Jul 2025)    4 weeks
Jul 23, 2025    (for Aug 2025)    5 weeks *****
Aug 27, 2025    (for Sep 2025)    4 weeks
Sep 24, 2025    (for Oct 2025)    4 weeks
Oct 22, 2025    (for Nov 2025)    4 weeks
Nov 19, 2025    (for Dec 2025)    4 weeks
Dec 17, 2025    (for Jan 2026)    5 weeks *****

2024 Payment Schedule

January 17, 2024      (for February 2024)     28 days
February 14, 2024     (for March 2024)        35 days *****
March 20, 2024        (for April 2024)        28 days
April 17, 2024        (for May 2024)          28 days
May 15, 2024          (for June 2024)         35 days *****
June 19, 2024         (for July 2024)         28 days
July 17, 2024         (for August 2024)       35 days *****
August 21, 2024       (for September 2024)    28 days
September 18, 2024    (for October 2024)      35 days *****
October 23, 2024      (for November 2024)     28 days
November 20, 2024     (for December 2024)     28 days
December 18, 2024     (for January 2025)      28 days

2022 Schedule

Jan    Dec 15 - Jan 18     5 weeks *****
Feb    Jan 19 - Feb 15     4 weeks
Mar    Feb 16 - Mar 22     5 weeks *****
Apr    Mar 23 - Apr 26     5 weeks *****
May    Apr 27 - May 24     4 weeks
Jun    May 25 - Jun 21     4 weeks
Jul    Jun 22 - Jul 19     4 weeks
Aug    Jul 20 - Aug 23     5 weeks *****
Sep    Aug 24 - Sep 20     4 weeks
Oct    Sep 21 - Oct 25     5 weeks *****
Nov    Oct 26 - Nov 22     4 weeks
Dec    Nov 23 - Dec 20     4 weeks

2021 Schedule

JAN    Dec 16 - Jan 19     5 weeks *****
FEB    Jan 20 - Feb 16     4 weeks
MAR    Feb 17 - Mar 23     5 weeks *****
APR    Mar 24 - Apr 20     4 weeks
MAY    Apr 21 - May 18     4 weeks
JUN    May 19 - Jun 22     5 weeks *****
JUL    Jun 23 - Jul 20     4 weeks
AUG    Jul 21 - Aug 24     5 weeks *****
SEP    Aug 25 - Sep 21     4 weeks
OCT    Sep 22 - Oct 19     4 weeks
NOV    Oct 20 - Nov 16     4 weeks
DEC    Nov 17 - Dec 14     4 weeks

Fun fact: a deck of cards and the calendar

A standard deck lines up with a 13-month calendar surprisingly well. 52 cards = 52 weeks, 4 suits = 4 seasons, and 13 cards per suit = 13 blocks of 4 weeks. Count Ace through King as 1–13 and each suit adds up to 91; four suits make 364 days. Add one joker for the extra day (365) and a second for the leap day (366).

It’s a fun coincidence, not history: playing cards reached Europe in the 1370s, long before 13-month calendars were proposed, and jokers were only added around 1860.