On April 1, the Social Security Administration will issue SSI payments to eligible citizens in accordance with the agency’s mandate that these benefits must be given to recipients by the first day of each month.
The requirement that recipients get their checks by the first of the month means that when the first day of a month falls on a weekend or a holiday, the Social Security Administration issues SSI checks the business day before.
In 2025, after the March payment, recipients will get their payments early three times due to this rule. The June, September, and November payments will be sent out earlier to ensure recipients have their SSI payments by the beginning of the month.
The program, run out of the Social Security Administration, gives payments to those living with debilitating disabilities, which may affect their income.
The amount SSI checks are worth depends on a beneficiary’s status, with individuals getting monthly $967 payments and eligible couples receiving $1,450. Essential persons – people who live with someone receiving SSI and provide them with necessary care – get monthly payments of $484 from the program.
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The first SSI payments were sent out to recipients by the Social Security Administration in January 1974, with payment rates being adjusted in line with the cost of living since 1975, according to the SSA. Supplemental Security Income checks are different from other payments sent out by the Social Security Administration.
Regular Social Security payments, mainly for retirees, are issued on a different schedule each month from SSI payments and depend on the recipient’s day of birth. Regular retirement checks are sent in three waves each month.