Many Americans have not heard about the SSI payment yet. Despite the fact that about 7.5 million recipients collect this benefit every month, some are still missing out on it. Bear in mind that to qualify for this Federal payment, you must have limited resources and income. What is more, you must have a qualifying disability, be blind, or be at least 65 years old.
The Social Security Administration, however, has special rules that may allow eligible Americans to get an immediate SSI payment. No doubt, receiving this money will come in handy when you are going through a very difficult financial situation, which may be aggravated by a disability. Here’s all about this sort of payment in the U.S.
SSI: Emergency Advance Payment
The Agency claims that they may be able to make an emergency advance payment to eligible new claimants who are currently facing a financial emergency. Of course, they are due Supplemental Security Income benefits, which have been delayed or which you have not received yet.
For your information, the Social Security Administration will only be able to pay one such advance payment. Moreover, it is important to know that the maximum emergency advance payment you may collect is the smallest of the following possibilities.
- The total amount of the SSI benefits that are due;
- The amount requested for the financial emergency; or
- The Supplemental Security Income benefit rate (plus any supplement that is administered by the Federal Government).
Who can collect an emergency SSI payment in the U.S.?
The Agency claims that it is possible to collect an emergency payment if you are in these 2 situations. The first one, you are due SSI benefits (keep in mind that this includes PD or PB payments) that are late or have not been received.
And also, they are facing a “financial emergency”. Therefore, it implies that they urgently need the money due to a threat to either safety or health. Here are a few examples of “financial emergencies”:
- When people do not have enough money to buy groceries to eat
- When people do not have enough money for clothing
- When people do not have enough money for shelter
- When people do not have enough money for medical care
Do not forget that the Social Security Administration will have to recover this emergency payment. Hence, they will subtract the emergency advance payment from the already due to you and pay you the difference.
For those citizens who are not due past payment, the SSA will subtract the emergency advance payment from your current monthly benefit in up to six months installments. Apart from emergency payments, the SSA can offer an immediate payment. In case you do not know, it cannot be higher than $999. For more information, visit the SSA official source: https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-expedite-ussi.htm.
