{"id":257,"date":"2024-12-15T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/?p=257"},"modified":"2025-07-14T06:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:52:03","slug":"967-ssi-payment-to-be-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/967-ssi-payment-to-be-issued\/","title":{"rendered":"SSI payment to be issued before 2025 with 2.5% boost"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new SSI benefit payment<\/strong> has been scheduled for December 31<\/strong>, 2024. Therefore, your January 2025 check or direct deposit will be delivered 24 hours<\/strong> before the normal due date. For your information, January 1 is not a working day since it is a Federal Holiday. Thus, the Social Security Administration’s payment schedule needs to be altered every New Year’s Day.<\/p>\n

In this way, no SSI paymen<\/strong>t is sent late and all low-income recipients can get their money in advance<\/strong>. If you are not an eligible married couple, you can receive either up to $484<\/strong> as an essential person or up to $967<\/strong> as an individual.<\/p>\n

Why will SSI benefit payments increase on December 31, 2024?<\/h2>\n

The United States government and the Social Security Administration (SSA)<\/strong> use annual COLAs<\/strong> to help retirees and SSI recipients maintain their purchasing power.<\/p>\n

This buying power is affected by inflation and soaring prices. COLA stands for the Cost of Living Adjustment and it is generally about 2%, but it changes every year.<\/p>\n

For example, Supplemental Security Income payments increase by:<\/p>\n