Social Security update: Direct payment worth $914 arrives in 18 days
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June’s double payment is due to a quirk in the Social Security Administration’s schedule that gives recipients two checks in months where the first of the following month falls on a weekend. The second payment for June is taking the place of July’s payment, because July 1 is on a Saturday this year.
There is some variation in the amount of money beneficiaries receive, with individual filers, joint filers, and essential persons receiving different amounts. Recipients who file individually receive $914 every month, while eligible couples receive $1,371, and essential persons, who live with people receiving SSI payments and provide them with necessary care, get a monthly payment of $458, according to the SSA.
SSI payments are given in addition to regular Social Security benefits that go out to retirees. The SSI program provides monthly payments to adults and children with blindness or another disability and limited income.
To qualify
for SSI, a person has to be over 65, be at least partially blind, or have a “physical or mental condition(s) that very seriously limits their daily activities for a period of 12 months or more or may be expected to result in death.”
The SSI payments are determined based on financial need.