Social Security payments: First half of $1,652 direct payment to be sent in just 14 days

Recipients of Supplemental Security Income are set to receive their first of two September payments in just two weeks.

Eligible recipients will receive their first payment of $841 on Sept. 1 and their second payment on Sept. 30 in the same amount, equaling a total of $1,652 for the month, according to the Social Security Administration. September is one of three months in the year in which people receive two Supplemental Security Income payments. The other two months with two installments this year are April and December.