{"id":2558154,"date":"2026-01-30T08:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/february-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-goes-out-today\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T08:16:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:16:34","slug":"february-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-goes-out-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/february-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-goes-out-today\/","title":{"rendered":"February Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out today"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffebruary-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-goes-out-today%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2558154&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Social Security Administration is issuing February 2026 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments today (Jan. 30) because Feb. 1 falls on a Sunday; SSI is normally paid on the first of the month but is moved to the last business day when the first is a weekend or holiday. Eligible beneficiaries\u2014people with limited income who are blind, aged 65 or older, or have qualifying disabilities\u2014can receive up to $994 for individuals, $1,491 for couples, and up to $498 for essential caregivers. Recipients must be U.S. citizens or meet certain DHS noncitizen classifications, reside in one of the 50 states, D.C., or the Northern Mariana Islands, and must not be absent from the U.S. for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/august-social-security-direct-payment-worth-967-goes-out-in-24-days-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"August Social Security direct ... ... 7 goes out in 24 ...s - Washington Examiner\">full calendar month<\/a> or 30 consecutive days. The SSA posts a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >full payment calendar<\/a> and detailed eligibility rules on its website.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">February Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out today<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2484903\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>February 2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supplemental-security-income\/\">Supplemental Security Income<\/a> payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients today.<\/p>\n<p>SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month. However, February&rsquo;s payment will go out on Jan. 30. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI payments are issued on the last business day of the previous month. This year, Feb. 1 falls on a Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4434468\/first-round-of-february-social-security-payments-goes-out-in-12-days-2\/\">First round of February Social Security payments goes out in 12 days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4439368\/trump-supreme-court-uphold-his-birthright-citizenship-order\/\">Trump allies urge Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4439836\/officials-ease-tensions-minneapolis-secretive-negotiations\/\">Trump officials work to ease tensions in Minneapolis as secretive negotiations progress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 and older, or have a qualifying disability.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/december-social-security-direct-payment-worth-967-goes-out-in-20-days\/\" title=\"December Social Security direct ... ... 7 goes out in 20 ...s\">amount beneficiaries receive varies based<\/a> on several factors, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/oact\/cola\/SSI.html\">including the number of people filing<\/a>. For example, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/oact\/cola\/SSI.html\">individual filers can receive up to $994<\/a>, couples filing jointly can receive $1,491, and those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christians-force-biden-admin-to-back-down-gain-huge-victory-to-protect-kids\/\" title=\"Christians compel Biden Admin to retreat, secure major win for child protection.\">providing essential care<\/a> to SSI recipients can receive up to $498.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/ssi\/text-over-ussi.htm\">the previous prerequisites for receiving SSI payments<\/a>, recipients must also be U.S. citizens or noncitizens in one of the alien classifications granted by the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/4434193\/america-resolve-deport-illegal-border-crossers\/\"><strong>DOES AMERICA HAVE THE RESOLVE TO DEPORT ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSERS?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, recipients must live in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or the Northern Mariana Islands, and must not be absent from the United States for a full calendar month or 30 consecutive days.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10031-2026.pdf\">A full calendar<\/a> for the Social Security Administration payments can be viewed on the agency&rsquo;s website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb SSI payments up to $994 sent Jan. 30<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2558155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Social-Security-Money-7-3-e1769462698738.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[69947,33346,69946,11970,33104],"class_list":["post-2558154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-994-benefit","tag-direct-payment","tag-february-payment","tag-retirees","tag-social-security"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Social-Security-Money-7-3-e1769462698738.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2558154"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2558158,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558154\/revisions\/2558158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2558155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2558154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2558154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2558154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}