Why some Americans will receive an extra Social Security check in November

Some Americans will receive two Social Security payments in November due to a quirk in the system that results in a second monthly payment on rare occasions.

Typically, the Social Security Administration (SSA) sends out one payment each week, delivering Social Security checks on the second, third and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Then it pays Supplemental Social Security Income (SSI) – which provides support for disabled people and older Americans with low incomes – on the first of the month unless it falls on a weekend o