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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThink tank proposes capping Social Security benefits at $100,000<\/p>\n
A Washington think tank proposed capping annual Social Security benefits at $100,000 for couples as a way to shrink a looming deficit in the retirement trust fund.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Supplemental Security Income checks<\/a>\u00a0for the month of May are scheduled to go out May 1.<\/p>\n Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments typically are issued on the first day of the month, but sometimes payments go out early when the first calendar day of the month is a weekend or a holiday. In May, the first day of the month lands on a Friday, and payments will go out May 1, according to the\u00a0Social Security Administration\u2019s calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n This continues a stretch of four consecutive months in which SSI checks will go out on the first of the month. Then, in July, checks for August will go out early, on Friday, July 31, because Aug. 1 is a Saturday.<\/p>\n Here are the dates for SSI payments for\u00a02026<\/a>, according to\u00a0the SSA calendar<\/a>:<\/p>\n The Supplemental Security Income program, administered by the Social Security Administration, provides benefits for those with limited or no income or resources, those aged 65 or older, and those who are blind or have a qualifying disability. Children with a qualifying disability are also eligible for SSI, according to\u00a0the SSA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Adults who earn more than\u00a0$2,073 from work<\/a>\u00a0monthly typically do not qualify for benefits.\u00a0Nearly\u00a07.4 million Americans<\/a>\u00a0currently get monthly SSI payments and about one-third of SSI recipients also get\u00a0Social Security<\/a>\u00a0benefits,\u00a0according to the agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n To see if you are eligible for SSI, visit\u00a0the Social Security website<\/a>. You can also go in person to your local\u00a0Social Security office<\/a>, or call 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time during the work week.<\/p>\n Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, X and email him at \u00a0<\/em>mikegsnider<\/em><\/a> \u00a0& \u00a0<\/em>@mikegsnider.bsky.social<\/em><\/a> \u00a0& \u00a0<\/em>@mikesnider<\/em><\/a> & msnider@usatoday.com.<\/em><\/p>\nWhen are SSI payments sent out? See the full 2026 payment schedule.<\/h2>\n
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What is Supplemental Security Income, or SSI?<\/h2>\n