If you receive Social Security benefits in 2026, there are several changes to the program that will impact your payments.

The 2026 increase is nothing close to the dramatic 8.7% COLA jolt in 2023. But it is better than the increase that beneficiaries saw this year. In 2025, more than 72.5 million people saw a 2.5% COLA ...

Social Security benefits increase 2.8% in 2026 for 75 million Americans. See the updated payment schedule, new income limits and how much checks will rise.

There are several reasons your benefits could change. Some will affect every recipient, while others will affect only a ...

Here's when you can expect your first payment of the new year. Plus, everything you should know about 2026 changes.

Most Social Security recipients will get their payments on the regular schedule, but some SSI checks will come early. Here's the 2026 schedule, what we know ...

Most payments will go out at the same time each month, but because of certain holidays or weekends, some payment dates are ...

Social Security SSI payments are arriving early in 2026 due to calendar shifts. Beneficiaries receive advance deposits ...

Social Security is serving up an early bird special this year. The 2026 payment schedule works in favor of beneficiaries of ...

Social Security recipients could face smaller payment increases after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Here’s how inflation and COLA projections for 2027 may be affected.