Some Social Security beneficiaries will receive their monthly benefits slightly earlier than usual in February and March due to a quirk in the calendar. The Social Security Administration (SSA) ordinarily disburses payments for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) on the first day of a given month. SOCIAL SECURITY COLA FOR 2026 REVEALED FOLLOWING SHUTDOWN-RELATED DELAYFebruary's SSI benefits will be paid to recipients on Friday, Jan. 30, because Feb. 1 falls on a Sunday this year. SHOULD THE SOCIAL SECURITY COLA BE MEASURED WITH A SENIOR-FOCUSED INFLATION METRIC? SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSIONER FRANK BISIGNANO NAMED IRS CEOData from the SSA showed that as of September, more than 68 million Americans around the country were receiving Social Security benefits.