When should I expect my SSI checks?

When should I expect my SSI checks?

On Behalf of | Mar 14, 2023 | Social Security Disability |

Millions of Americans receive Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income. For recipients, they need it to survive as it is often their sole source of income. It is how they pay their Rancho Bernardo, California, bills and feed their families. This is why knowing when to expect your checks is so important.

Check timing

Most recently, our readers who receive SSI payments should have received their payments at the end of December, February and most recently, March 1. SSI payments are made on the first of the month, except when the first of the month falls on a federal holiday or weekend. This means that your next Del Mar, California, SSI payment will arrive on March 1, followed by March 31. And, for the remainder of the year, payments will be made on May 1, June 1, June 30, August 1, September 1, September 29 and the first days of November and December.

Cost-of-living-adjustment

You also likely heard that 2023 received a COLA of 8.7%, which is a boost from your 2022 payment amounts. This means that the maximum SSI payments rose from 2022’s $841 per month to $914. However, in 33 states, you will receive additional supplemental payments on top of this increased COLA.

Social Security benefits

About 72 million people in the United States get some form of Social Security payment (SSDI, SSI, etc.) And, some people get more than one type of benefit from Social Security. If you have been denied benefits, know that you do not have to take their no as the final say. You can fight back and appeal their decision for your San Diego, California, benefits.

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