People who get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) still have two more payments to go before the end of the year. People who get SSI will get their first payment on November 29th, since December 1st is a weekend.
On December 31st, they will get their second and final payment. Social Security moved the January 1st payment to a later date because it is a holiday. This is why there is an extra SSI payment.
So, people who get help from this program will be the first Americans to get the new increase in Social Security checks, which includes the 2025 COLA increase.
How much will the average and maximum benefit increase for SSI recipients in 2025?
People who get SSI get an average of $698 a month. In 2025, the 2.5% COLA increase will raise this amount to $715.
Also, both individuals and couples will get more money, which means that their monthly payments will go up from $943 to $967 for individuals and from $1,415 to $1,1450 for couples.
You also have to pay something every month for something called a “essential person,” or EP for short. So, people who are eligible for these benefits will get an extra $484, instead of the $472 they got in 2024.
People who get SSI must first meet all of the Social Security Administration‘s requirements for income and resources in order to get these amounts of money.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will get their raise checks soon. Starting on January 3, the Social Security Administration will start sending the new benefits to people who got their first Social Security payment before May 1997.
We want to let you know about the main average and maximum benefit payments that people who get retirement, survivor, and disability insurance (RSDI) will get after the new cost of living adjustment. This is because there are different payment amounts available.
| Retirement benefits | Social Security checks | 2.5% COLA increase | Extra income |
| On average | $1,900 | $1,948 | $48 |
| Age 62 | $2,710 | $2,778 | $68 |
| Age 67 | $3,822 | $3,918 | $96 |
| Age 70 | $4,873 | $4,995 | $122 |
| Survivor benefits | Social Security checks | 2.5% COLA increase | Extra income |
| On average | $1,505 | $1,543 | $38 |
| Individual | $1,773 | $1,817 | $44 |
| 2 Children | $3,653 | $3,744 | $91 |
| Disability benefits | Social Security checks | 2.5% COLA increase | Extra income |
| On average | $1,537 | $1,575 | $38 |
| Blind recipients | $2,590 | $2,655 | $65 |
| Maximum payment | $3,822 | $3,918 | $96 |
Please keep in mind that you should wait at least three mailing days before calling the government agency if your SSI payment does not arrive on the due date.
Always check the official payment schedule for more information, go to your My Social Security Account to download financial statements, or go to a local office if you have more specific questions about your monthly payments.
How can beneficiaries apply for their SSI payments next year?
The federal government agency said last month that later this year, Americans who want to apply for SSI benefits would be able to use a new, faster application process.
The press release says that the new online system, iClaim, will have questions that are easier to answer so that the process goes faster for both applicants and judges.
But because the new system is being put in place so quickly, not all claimants will be able to use it right away.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) says that the December phase is often open to first-time applicants who are single, between the ages of 18 and almost 65, and applying for both Social Security and SSI at the same time.
The people who will benefit from this application should also be told that the second part of its growth will start in 2025.
