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November SSI payment of up to $994 goes out in 13 days
The payment goes to individual filers and normally lands on the first of the month, or the prior business day if a federal holiday intervenes; the calendar is unchanged.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell on The Weekend ShiftPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by Washington Examiner: “November Supplemental Security direct payment up to $994 goes out in 13 days”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 9:33 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: SSI.
- BBN covered this story before: November SSI direct payment up to $994 goes out in 16 days (October 14).
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- Washington ExaminerNovember Supplemental Security direct payment up to $994 goes out in 13 days
What BBN said about it
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe November Supplemental Security Income payment, up to nine hundred ninety-four dollars for an individual, goes out in thirteen days.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSSI normally lands on the first of the month, or the last business day before it when the first falls on a federal holiday, so mark your calendar for thirteen days from now.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThirteen days is quite a wait for that deposit to hit.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe calendar twist I promised is that nothing twists.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's the same rule as every month, and honestly that's the good news for households counting on it.
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The story so far
- SSI payment of up to $994 now 19 days out, set for Halloween · Washington Examiner
- November SSI direct payment up to $994 goes out in 16 days · Washington Examiner
- November SSI payment of up to $994 goes out in 13 days (this story)
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