STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Americans who receive Supplemental Security Income benefits from the Social Security Administration are going to experience a wonky payment schedule in 2026.
The Social Security Administration issues payments based different schedules. For Social Security, the payments are based on birthday and are usually issued on Wednesdays; for SSI, the payments come typically on the first of the month, regardless of birthday.
SSI benefits get issued on the first of the month as long as it isn’t a federal holiday or falls on a weekend — then things get a little sticky…