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

What do increased fraud, high costs, and operational inefficiencies all have in common? Paper checks, or at least, those were the reasons cited when President Donald Trump issued an executive order ...

Those who receive both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) can expect their Social Security payment on the third day of the month and their SSI payment on the first day of the month ...

Social Security recipients will receive their regular check in January, but people who get both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will be paid twice this month. Social Security ...

The first Social Security payments of 2026 are set to go out in January, reflecting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Social Security typically pays benefits on Wednesdays. The first wave of ...

The walls of the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, which lies blocks from the U.S. Capitol, are decorated with stunning New Deal-era murals. The most famous of these murals, The Meaning of Social ...

I recently mailed a check for almost $4,000 that was stolen, altered and cashed. This check for an insurance premium was stolen somewhere between the mail slot in the post office and the insurance ...

View post: REI is selling 'comfortable' $225 Sorel winter boots for $168 Social Security benefits rise 2.8% in January 2026, about $56 more monthly. New senior tax deduction may lower taxable income ...

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As the holiday season approaches, many Americans rely on timely Social Security payments to manage their finances. This year, the timing of payments is unusual due to new federal holidays declared by ...