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

The SSA pays monthly benefits to more than 70 million Americans, including retirees and people with disabilities.

The approximately 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will get partial payments this month, the Trump Administration announced, after courts ...

December marks the commencement of an important payment schedule for millions of Social Security beneficiaries across the US. Wednesday, December 3, 2025, will serve as one of the initial deposit ...

The first wave of Social Security payments for November is set to be distributed this week, with less than two months until the upcoming cost-of-living increase kicks into effect. The increase comes ...

The third wave of Social Security payments for the month of September is set to be sent to recipients this week, but as we near the end of 2025, changes to the government program are set to come into ...

Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) and Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) signage is displayed outside a convenience store in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 4, 2025. Supplemental Nutritional ...

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