Say goodbye to SSI payments in 2024

Each month there are several payments to retirees, survivors, disabled people and recipients of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, but in the last two months of the year, SSI recipients will see some changes to their benefits SSI payments. According to the Social Security Administration, SSI recipients receive three payments in the last two months of the year because they receive January benefits in advance. The reason for this step is that January 1st falls on a holiday and therefore the SSA postpones this payment date to the previous business day, which falls on December 31st. If you are currently eligible for SSI payments or are looking forward to applying for these benefits, read more about payment dates and requirements here.

SSI payments will change their regular schedule in November and December

The Social Security Administration is currently distributing more than 70 million checks to recipients of the Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. That's why the SSA created an annual payment schedule so that all beneficiaries know exactly which days they will receive their payments throughout the year. Accordingly Social Security Payment ScheduleBelow are the essential conditions to determine when you will receive your benefits:

• If you are eligible for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, You will generally receive your benefits on the first of each month, unless it falls on a holiday or weekend. In this case, the federal authority postpones payment to the previous business day.
• Unless it falls on a holiday or weekend, You will always receive your benefits on the third day of the month if you are eligible for the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (RSDI) program and you applied for benefits before May 1997.
• If you are eligible for the RSDI program However, if you applied for benefits after May 1997, you will receive your payment according to the following staggered payment plan:
  • On the second Wednesday of the month for those born between 1st and 10th
  • On the third Wednesday of the month for those born between 11th and 20th
  • On the fourth Wednesday of the month for everyone born between the 2nd and 2nd1st and 31st

Due to these circumstances, SSI beneficiaries receive a triple SSI payment before the end of the year, especially because some payment dates coincide with holidays or weekends. For your convenience, we have included the full payment schedule here:

As you can see, over the next two months the beneficiaries of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. receives a triple benefit payment. Two of these payments will occur in November as they receive the standard payment on the first of the month; However, because December 1st falls on a weekend, the SSA postpones this payment to the previous business day, November 29th. Likewise, beneficiaries will receive an additional SSI payment at the end of the year because January 1 is a holiday.

As a result, in addition to an upfront payment, beneficiaries will receive the first enhanced SSI payment in 2025. SSI applicants will therefore receive an average of $967 on December 31, instead of $943. Here are all the SSI payments available to these applicants in 2025, taking into account the 2.5% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA):