CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Some Social Security recipients could receive two checks in December and in many months throughout 2026 – find out why and who qualifies.
According to financial outlet Quartz, those who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which is given to elderly Americans with little or no income and disabled people, will receive two checks in December.
The outlet said this doubling up was because SSI checks are typically sent out on the first of the month, but are not sent out on federal holidays or weekends. Since January 1 is federal holiday, the checks will instead be sent out on December 31.
This quirk will reportedly happen multiple more times in 2026: August 1 is on a Saturday, so two checks will be sent in July. November 1 is on a Sunday, so two checks will be sent in October.
