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.

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 ...
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UPDATE: Stimulus payment timeline for social security recipients

So far, at least 88 million payments have been made, but of course, there are tens of millions who are still waiting. And really, the only one you care about is...yours. There's an updated timeline ...

COLA explained: What the first Social Security stimulus payment of 2026 really means for Americans

Roughly 75 million Americans receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Every January, their benefits are adjusted using an inflation formula based on the CPI-W index. For 2026, ...