Social Security payments are the primary source of income for millions of Americans, and those who have applied for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will get their benefit this week.
Adults and children who are blind or disabled and have little or no income are eligible for SSI. Claimants around the country will get their Social Security Administration (SSA) SSI benefits this Friday, January 31.
Although SSI payments are normally made on the first of the month, this isn’t always the case because the dates of payments sometimes fall on weekends or federal holidays.
Individuals will receive up to $967 from the SSI program this Friday
The SSA said in a 2022 blog post that it takes this action to avoid financial hardship and to make sure you don’t have to wait past the start of the month to receive your payment.
Since the second payment does not indicate that you received two payments in the same month, you do not need to contact us to report it.
The SSA advises waiting three working days before contacting the government agency if a payment hasn’t arrived as scheduled. Federal holidays and weekends are non-working days.
This year, the annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increased the maximum monthly SSI benefit for 2025 from $943 for an individual and $1,415 for a pair to $967 for an individual and $1,450 for a couple. This growth is not as large as it has been in prior years.
Following a period of elevated inflation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the COLA raised payments by 3.2 percent in 2024 and by a significant 8.7 percent in 2023.
The amount that a beneficiary receives depends on a variety of factors, including the claimant’s household size, income, and the type of impairment. The average SSI payout processed by the federal government in February 2024 was $697, according to the Congressional Research Service.
Mary Johnson, an independent policy researcher for Social Security and Medicare, predicts that the 2025 COLA will be the lowest Social Security seniors have received since 2021.
Meanwhile, the cost of necessities like housing, groceries, auto insurance, and any form of upkeep and repairs is going up. A 2.5 percent COLA would be considered about typical, even if it were the lowest since 2021.
For individuals who have applied for retirement income from the Social Security Administration, the next SSI payment will be sent on February 28—again, one day earlier than usual.
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In February, when will recipients get their Social Security benefits?
The recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and retiree, survivor, and disability insurance (RSDI) must receive millions of Social Security benefits each month from the Social Security Administration (SSA).
With over 72 million recipients, the SSA created a monthly payment schedule to let them know when they might expect to receive their payments. This timetable states that beneficiaries will receive their cheques in February, as explained below:
- All beneficiaries who applied for benefits prior to May 1997 will get their monthly salaries from the government agency on February 3.
- Beneficiaries who were born between February 1st and February 10th and are eligible for the RSDI program will get their Social Security benefits on February 12th.
- Beneficiaries who were born between February 11 and February 20 and are eligible for the RSDI program will receive their Social Security benefits on February 19.
- Beneficiaries who were born between February 21 and February 31 and are eligible for the RSDI program will get their Social Security benefits on February 26.
- Since the first of March comes on a weekend, Social Security benefits will be paid in advance to SSI beneficiaries who meet income and resource requirements on February 28.
