If you have a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit from Social Security in the United States, you may get an extra payment in May. To get it, you must meet the eligibility requirements for this benefit, as well as meet one other extra requirement.
But in the event that you have the retirement benefit accepted, you could also get the extra Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in May. This benefit is compatible, which means that retirees can receive an extra payment every month of up to $943.
Likewise, the second Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment in May is not an extra payment, but an advance payment. Receiving this benefit on that day means that in June we will not have a new benefit, since we will have received it previously.
Be that as it may, what is certain is that in order to get the May 31st Supplemental Security Income (SSI) check we will need to comply with the usual requirements, as well as one more condition to be able to have the money as soon as possible.
Requirements for extra May 31st Supplemental Security Income (SSI) check
The requirements for the May 31st payment are the usual requirements for this benefit. To that we must add the condition of having the fastest collection method activated. Therefore, we find that there are several requirements to take into account.
Those requirements are:
- Being 65 years of age or older or having a disability.
- Having low resources, as well as low monthly income.
Only by meeting these two requirements will we be able to access the monthly Supplemental Security Income (SSI) application, although each case is studied individually by the Social Security Administration. If our check is accepted, the Administration will send the extra payment on May 31st.
In order to get the money immediately when the Administration sends it, we must have Direct Deposit activated. This is the third requirement to get the payment as soon as possible. If we do not have it activated, the payment will arrive anyway, but a few days later.
In any case, the amount of each of these checks is completely individual. Although the maximum Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment is $943, not all Americans get that much.