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

January Social Security payments begin with 2026 COLA increases. See who gets paid on Jan. 14, full payment dates, and how much benefits are rising.

Earlier this week, a key House committee asked the IRS and Social Security Administration to explain why the $1,400 stimulus checks from the American Rescue Plan have been slow to get out to people on Social Security and other government programs.

The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), a non-partisan advocacy group, started a pressure campaign back in October to push Congress to assist those receiving Social Security with supplementary stimulus money. Since then, inflation has increased more than two ...