About 7.3 million people are on Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Recipients will see two payments in December and none in January. SSI is a monthly benefit for people with little money who are disabled, blind, or 65 and over. Their January payment comes on Thursday 31 December, because 1 January 2027 is New Year's Day.
That payment is the first at the new rates. One person can get up to $1,029 (about £772) a month, $35 (about £26) more than this year. No federal rate for one person reached $1,000 (£750.40) before. Nothing more arrives until February, so that money must last a whole month.
