2026 Social Security payments will hit bank accounts this week - and they may be bigger

Here's when you can expect your first payment of the new year. Plus, everything you should know about 2026 changes.
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When do you get your SSI check for January 2026? See payment schedule

Before the end of the year, those who get Supplemental Security Income checks will get a second December check –but it's not a bonus. That's because it's actually beneficiaries' check for January.

First 2026 Social Security payments bring a bigger check in January. What beneficiaries can expect

The first Social Security and Supplemental Security Income checks for 2026 will include a 2.8% boost for about 75 million ...

The Social Security Administration is making payments on Friday, Jan. 30: this is who benefits

Nearly 7.5 million people are to receive benefits this Friday, in the final payment on the SSA’s January schedule.