The new Supplemental Security Income payments for the month of April have already been released in full from the offices of the United States Social Security Administration. This means that any American with this accepted benefit should now be able to enjoy the monthly check.
Even so, some Americans have not yet collected their April Supplemental Security Income benefit. This may be due to a number of different reasons. Knowing these reasons makes it easier to know whether we need to claim the payment or not. If we do, it is best to do so as soon as possible.
Why don’t I have my April Supplemental Security Income?
There are several reasons why we still don’t have our SSI check in our checking account. And the truth is that some of these reasons are within our control, so it will be easy to keep these items in mind and eliminate possible delays in the coming months.
Supplemental Security Income checks could be late because of:
- Not activating Direct Deposit. This collection method is the fastest of all. If we do not activate it, the money will always arrive a few days later.
- Not having Supplemental Security Income accepted yet. It is possible that our benefit is still being processed. Therefore, we should wait until it is fully accepted.
- Having our information incorrectly recorded. If the bank or the Social Security Administration does not have our personal information correctly written down, we will have problems getting our monthly checks on time.
- Having debts with the bank. If we have debts, the bank will withhold payment of Supplemental Security Income until we solve the problem.
If you have any of these situations, you should resolve them as soon as possible. The Supplemental Security Income payment usually arrives on the 1st of each month, so getting it a few days later may be possible, but not a week later.
How do I claim late Supplemental Security Income payments?
There are two main ways to claim late payments for Supplemental Security Income and any other Social Security benefit. The first is the bank and the second is the Social Security Administration itself.
But before contacting the Social Security office, it is necessary to talk to your own bank first. The bank should solve any problems in most cases. It is common for the bank to withhold money due to debts or collection problems.
If our bank does not know how to solve our problem or does not know where the Supplemental Security Income money is, we should go to the nearest Social Security office and ask about the situation.