Each and every check that the Social Security Administration sends monthly to beneficiaries in the United States has its conditions. And the Supplemental Security Income benefit was not going to be less, since it is mandatory to meet the requirements to be able to receive it. In addition to that, receiving it on a monthly basis will depend on whether we have everything right in terms of personal information.
There are times when Supplemental Security Income money may not reach our pockets. If this happens in a month, we should consider one of the reasons why Social Security might stop sending us a check. It is important to know if we have not received Supplemental Security Income because we are no longer qualified or for another reason.
If we are ineligible for Supplemental Security Income, we will stop receiving it until we are able to receive it again. However, if we are eligible to receive this check and we do not have it for one of the months, we may have a problem.
For that reason, we need to know all the reasons why the Social Security Administration may stop sending your Supplemental Security Income check to your beneficiaries.
Reasons Supplemental Security Income Stops Arriving
As mentioned above, if you haven’t received your Supplemental Security Income check, you may need to claim it. Even so, check first to make sure you are entitled to receive it. In the following cases, you could lose the money, so watch out.
You are no longer eligible
The requirements for SSI are that you must be 65 or older or have a disability. In addition to that, it is also mandatory to have a low level of income. If we lose one of these conditions, we will lose our Supplemental Security Income check, at least temporarily.
In that case, when we become eligible again, we can reapply for the check.
Going to jail stops your Supplemental Security Income
Any check sent by the Social Security Administration will stop going to a citizen who goes to jail. Most of the time, the payment is reactivated upon release from prison.
So if this is your situation and you have stopped receiving a check, you know that you must wait to receive it again.
Your information is not correct
Both your My Social Security Account and your bank account information should be the same. If this is not the case, the bank may withhold your money. So update all your information whenever there is a change.
The bank has withheld the money
Within all the possibilities related to the delay of the check there is also the possibility of the bank withholding the money. This is due to incorrect information or debts owed to the bank.
If you are in one of these situations, you may be able to claim your Supplemental Security Income check. To do this, first ask the bank if they are holding the money.
If they are not withholding money, then contact the Social Security Administration and ask if there is a problem with your check.