The Economic Times News

3 payments in December: Why Social Security and SSI checks are arriving early before New Years Day & who gets a bigger check on December 31

Social Security payments December 2025: Millions of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive their January 2026 payment early on December 31 due to the New Year's Day holiday. This early check includes a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment, increasing individual benefits to $994. Some recipients will get three payments in December due to this early disbursement.