Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Social Security payments are on a normal schedule in January, but recipients will still see a change. They'll be a little bigger.

Social Security payments follow a normal schedule in January and will be the first check to include the 2026 cost-of-living increase. Social Security benefits – paid mostly to recipients who are older ...

Social Security payments for February follow a normal schedule. These checks are the second to reflect a 2.8% cost-of-living increase (COLA).