The current maximum amount for SSI payments varies according to recipient type. For example, an eligible married couple may get up to $1,415 in 2024. Supplemental Security Income payments will rise by 2.5% when they are paid in January 2025. So, an eligible married couple may get up to $1,450.
Individuals receiving SSI will receive up to $967 in 2025, up from $943. Essential individuals may get up to $484 in 2025 and $472 in 2024. However, the average payment for seniors 65 and older in November 2024 is $575. As a consequence, this set of beneficiaries will get around $589 before the year 2025.
SSI will be due on December 31, 2024
The next SSI payment for January 2025 will be issued to beneficiaries’ bank accounts on December 31, 2024. Remember that this is not an additional payment and will be one of the twelve payments for 2025.
Actually, it will arrive 24 hours ahead of schedule because January 1, New Year’s Day, is a federal holiday. Because federal holidays cannot be paydays, the funds must be issued one day before the due date.
Not surprisingly, the SSI payment for February is due on January 31, 2025. Since February 1 comes on a Saturday, the Supplemental Security Income payment will be delivered on a business day rather than on a weekend.
Other possible amounts for SSI on December 31, 2024
If you do not qualify for the maximum amounts, you may receive other amounts after COLA.
- Largest benefit for an essential person in 2025: $484
- Largest benefit for an individual in 2025: $967
- Largest benefit for an eligible married couple in 2025: $1,450
- Seniors aged 65 or older will get on average: $589
- Recipients under 18 will get on average: $838
- Recipients aged 18-64 will get on average: $762
The Social Security Administration‘s primary requirements for obtaining SSI benefits include a disability, blindness, or being at least 65 years old. If you fulfill any of them, you must adhere to certain income and resource limits. If you exceed them, you will be ineligible. Citizenship and other requirements may apply to both adults and children.
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