When Are Social Security Benefits Paid in January? - AARP
Dec 24, 2025 · The Social Security Administration (SSA) pays benefits in the month following the month for which they are due. The payment you receive in January is for your December benefit.
First Social Security Payment At Full Retirement Age - AARP
Oct 10, 2018 · In this case, Social Security considers you to have attained full retirement age on the last day of the previous month. For example, if you were born June 1, 1959, you would attain full …
Biggest Social Security Changes for 2025 - AARP
Aug 18, 2025 · The COLA is applied to all Social Security payments — survivor benefits, family benefits and disability benefits, as well as retirement benefits — and to Supplemental Security Income …
Social Security 2026 Holiday Closings Office Schedule - AARP
Dec 26, 2024 · Social Security Administration (SSA) field offices observe 11 annual holiday closures. Many services are available online or by phone those days.
SSA to Withhold Benefits to Recoup Overpayments - AARP
Mar 12, 2025 · The Social Security Administration (SSA) doesn’t make payment errors often — less than 1 percent of the time, according to agency data. But when it does pay a beneficiary more than they’re …
How to Fix a Social Security Benefit Payment Erroru2029 - AARP
May 1, 2025 · Why Social Security payment errors happen Incorrect payments occur for a variety of reasons: The SSA might be at fault — a computational error, or a failure to obtain or act on …
Do You Have to Pay Back Social Security When Someone Dies? - AARP
Oct 10, 2018 · Find out if you have to return a Social Security payment deposited in the bank after a loved one dies.
How Often Does Social Security Recalculate Your Benefits? - AARP
Oct 10, 2018 · The SSA regularly recalculates your benefits each year based on recent work records and earnings. Learn more about how the SSA recalculates your benefits.
How Social Security COLA May Increase 2026 Benefits - AARP
Oct 30, 2025 · “ Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for 75 million Americans will be adjusted per the 2026 COLA, beginning January 1, 2026, without any delay due to …
What's on Your Social Security Statement? - AARP
Mar 7, 2025 · Your Social Security statement is a one-stop shop for key information about your earnings history and benefits. The two-page personalized report gives you an illustrated, segmented …