Many United States Social Security beneficiaries do not know that there is an extra payment that can grant them up to $943 per month. This extra payment is not for all Americans, but for those who meet certain conditions. And the fact is that thousands of Americans who can apply for this check do not do so because they simply do not know that they can do so.
Therefore, knowing all the details of this extra payment is crucial to improve our economy. Having an extra check a month that can grant almost $1,000 is a blessing for those most in need. And therein lies the key to this Social Security benefit, which is for the neediest in the United States.
So if you have only one Social Security check as a source of income and, in addition, your benefit is low it is possible that you are on the list of citizens eligible for the extra payment. There is also the possibility that even if you meet one of the requirements you may not meet the other, so we need to pay attention to all the mandatory requirements.
It is also possible that we do not meet the requirements at the moment, but we will meet them in the future. Therefore, the moment we have these conditions in our life we should be ready to apply for the check to get some nice extra money every month.
Conditions for the extra Social Security payment
This extra payment is a benefit called Supplemental Security Income. Getting the benefit has strict conditions, but in reality many Americans can apply for the payment. The maximum is $943 per month in this year 2024, although until December of last year the maximum was $914 per month.
The conditions for being able to request this monthly payment are twofold:
- Having low resources and low monthly income.
- Be 65 years of age or older or have a disability.
Regarding the resources and monthly income, it should be noted that the Social Security Administration makes a study of each application with the individual situation of each case. For this reason it is necessary to provide all the documentation related to the household economy. If we are within the scale that the Administration has to be able to grant the check, we will get it.
On the other hand, it is not necessary to have a disability benefit or a retirement check. Just being 65 years of age or older or having a disability, without a monthly pensioner, is more than enough.
What is the exact amount of Supplemental Security Income?
Each recipient of this Social Security benefit gets a different, individual amount. The Administration grants a higher or lower check depending on the individual situation of each American. Therefore, the higher our monthly income, the lower the monthly payment we get from this benefit.
In this regard, we could also lose the Supplemental Security Income benefit. And it is if in any month we fail to meet the requirements, whether financially or otherwise, we will not get the payment in the next installments.
But there is nothing to worry about, because if we are in the same situation as before, we will be able to request the extra Social Security payment again without any problems. The maximum is $943, but the average payment is around $550.