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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Your first Social Security check in 2026, what to expect

Your first Social Security payment in 2026 will arrive in a year shaped by higher benefits, higher health costs, and a few new rules that quietly change how much money actually lands in your bank ...

When do Social Security checks go out in January? 2026 payment schedule

Most Social Security recipients will get their payments on the regular schedule, but some SSI checks will come early. Here's ...

When to expect your Social Security payment for January. See schedule

Social Security payments for the month of January follow a normal schedule. January checks will reflect a 2.8% cost-of-living ...
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Here's Exactly When You Can Expect Your First Social Security Check With the 2026 COLA Included

Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 2.8% COLA for 2026. Your first check with the COLA should arrive around the second, third, or fourth Wednesday of January 2026. If you're on SSI, your ...
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Social Security Payments Increase in January 2026: When Yours Arrives

It’s almost 2026 and with the new year comes a new batch of Social Security checks, the first of which will be sent out as early as December 31 and will reflect the 2.8 percent cost of living ...
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The Average Social Security Check Will Hit a Record High in 2026. Here's What to Expect

This will raise the average retirement benefit by $56 per month. Some of this increase will get eaten up by rising costs and, possibly, Social Security benefit taxes. Benefits are increasing, but so ...