{"id":2569563,"date":"2026-02-13T07:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/march-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-goes-out-in-14-days\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T07:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:28:18","slug":"march-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-goes-out-in-14-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/march-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-goes-out-in-14-days\/","title":{"rendered":"March Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 14 days"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fmarch-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-goes-out-in-14-days%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=2569563&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 article from the washington Examiner explains that March 2026 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments, worth up to $994, will be issued in about two weeks. Because March 1 falls on a Sunday this year, payments will go out on february 27; when the first of the month is a weekend or holiday, SSI payments are issued on the last business day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-border-policy-sparks-worry-over-impact-on-pandemic\/\" title=\"Biden border policy sparks worry over impact on pandemic\">previous month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Eligibility: payments go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usda-increases-food-stamps-program-with-covid-relief-bill-funding\/\" title=\"USDA Increases Food Stamps Program With COVID Relief Bill Funding\">low-income individuals<\/a> who are blind, age 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Amounts: up to $994 for individuals, up to $1,491 for couples, and up to $498 for those who provide essential care to SSI recipients.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; requirements: recipients must be U.S. citizens or certain qualified noncitizens, must live in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, 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 payment ... 7 goes out in 24 days - Washington Examiner\">full calendar month<\/a> or 30 consecutive days.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Additional information: a full SSA calendar is available on the agency\u2019s website, and the article links to related stories.  <\/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\">March Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 14 days<\/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_2500189\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The March 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 in two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month, but March&rsquo;s payment will go out on Feb. 27, since March 1 falls on a Sunday this year. When the first of the month falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI payments are issued on the last business day of the previous month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4452654\/second-round-february-social-security-payments-five-days\/\">Second round of February Social Security payments goes out in five days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4454297\/democrats-affordability-fundraising-gop-midterms\/\">Democrats bet kitchen-table issues can blunt GOP money advantage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4456839\/why-it-could-take-weeks-brunt-dhs-shutdown\/\">Why it could take weeks to feel the brunt of a DHS shutdown<\/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:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-wave-of-stimulus-checks-coming-in-multiple-states\/\" title=\"New Wave of Stimulus Checks Coming in Multiple States\">people filing<\/a><\/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 providing essential care 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\/news\/4452211\/new-york-city-social-services-head-resigns-18-people-died-cold-weather\/\"><strong>NEW YORK CITY SOCIAL SERVICES HEAD RESIGNS AS 18 PEOPLE DIED FROM COLD WEATHER<\/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>SSI up to $994; Feb 27 payout as Mar 1 is Sunday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2569564,"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\/02\/Social-Security-money-13-2.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[73728,33346,3890,52900,33104],"class_list":["post-2569563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-benefits-disbursement","tag-direct-payment","tag-march","tag-payment-schedule","tag-social-security"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Social-Security-money-13-2.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569563","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=2569563"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569567,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569563\/revisions\/2569567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}