If your Social Security check is under $1,014 a month, you may be owed a second check on the 1st

Supplemental Security Income, SSI, is a separate federal payment for people 65 and older with very little income and savings, and you can get it on top of Social Security. In 2026 the maximum is $994 a month, and Social Security ignores the first $20 of your check, so anyone whose only income is a Social Security benefit under about $1,014 may be owed something, plus a state supplement in many states. The savings limit is strict, $2,000, but your home and one car do not count. And in most states