One of the most important benefits for United States citizens is Supplemental Security Income (SSI). This benefit gives many Americans a little extra money to spend on what they need each month.
Ultimately, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) check is to supplement the monthly Social Security payment. Still, many beneficiaries who can get this payment each month don’t apply for it because they don’t know they can.
However, we should also keep in mind that the payment comes once a month, so we will not get another payment in the next few days. Anyway, there is a way to get the payment in the next days of this first week of April.
Who can’t get a new Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment?
The most recent Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment arrived on April 1st. Well, the Social Security Administration sent out the payment on that day. But some people have not yet gotten a check, while others have it in their bank account.
The reason this is so stems from the collection method each beneficiary has chosen. Therefore, those Americans with Direct Deposit can already use the Supplemental Security Income money without any problems. However, they cannot expect another payment of this benefit in April.
On the other hand, beneficiaries without Direct Deposit can still get the payment. This does not mean that they get two collections in April, but they get this month’s Supplemental Security Income (SSI) check a little later.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Eligibility Requirements
Although this payment is sent monthly by the Social Security Administration it is not mandatory to have retirement accepted to get it. Thus, there are two main requirements for this check:
- Be age 65 or older or have a disability.
- Have low monthly income and low resources.
If we are within this group we will be able to get this monthly payment. Remember that each of the checks can be for a maximum of $943. The amount of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) depends directly on your monthly income. The higher the monthly income, the lower the benefit.