SSI recipients will see their first August payment early — here’s when to expect your check

SSI recipients will see their first August payment early — here’s when to expect your check

Check please! Check your mailboxes because Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments are heading to homes early due to a bit of a calendar quirk. The Social Security Administration (SSA) will issue August checks on July 31, instead of the first of the new month. The early payment is typical, as the SSA will not send … Read more

Social Security starts paying out July 2 — here’s when recipients will get their checks

Social Security starts paying out July 2 — here’s when recipients will get their checks

According to the SSA, your check is on its way. The Social Security Administration has set July payment dates for the millions of Americans enrolled in its benefits program.   For recipients, the date of SSA’s recurring monthly payments varies by benefit type, date of birth, and enrollment date. Beneficiaries who started receiving benefits before … Read more

How Social Security recipients could score a nearly 4% cost-of-living boost 

How Social Security recipients could score a nearly 4% cost-of-living boost 

Here’s an upshot to inflation. Social security recipients could soon be seeing an increase in benefits amid the rising costs of living. Seniors and others who receive Social Security benefits could receive a 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 3.9%, according to a new estimate from the Senior Citizens League, an advocacy group for older American … Read more

Top food delivery apps providing discounts to SNAP recipients as government shutdown continues

Top food delivery apps providing discounts to SNAP recipients as government shutdown continues

Instacart said Friday it will offer customers who receive SNAP benefits 50% on their next grocery order to ease strain as the government prepares to cut off food aid payments. Instacart said any customer who placed an order in October using a SNAP/EBT card will be eligible for the discount, which will be available even … Read more