Social Security payments with 2026 adjustments will start being sent out this week, according to the agency’s schedule.
The annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announced by the Social Security Administration (SSA) will be applied to 2026 payments distributed this week. Recipients will see a 2.8 percent boost to their payments.
Payment Schedule for January
Those who also receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will receive their January 2026 payment on Dec. 31, due to Jan. 1 being a federal holiday, according to the agency. People who started receiving retirement, spousal, or survivor benefits before May 1997 will receive their first 2026 payment on Jan. 2.
People who receive both SSI and Social Security payments will receive their Social Security payments on the third of each month and their SSI payments on the first of each month….