Social Security typically pays benefits on Wednesdays. The first wave of payments will be sent on the second Wednesday of the month, Jan. 14, 2026, with subsequent payments going out on the third (Jan ...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March ending the issuance of paper checks for Social Security payments. The deadline for compliance was Sept. 30. The first wave of direct deposit ...
Millions of Social Security beneficiaries will notice that their December checks do not arrive on the usual dates, and some people will see two or even three payments hit their accounts before the ...