1st Half of Potential $1,600 Direct Payment to Be Sent in Just 2 Weeks

Many people wait until 70 to draw their first Social Security check. Lane V. Erickson/Shutterstock

Millions of Supplementary Security Income (SSI) recipients will get two payments in September due to timing.

The first SSI payment totaling as much as $841 will be sent out starting on Sept. 1, while the second will arrive by the end of that month, according to the Social Security Administration.