Social Security Payments to be Released Soon, Up to $1,415 per Recipient

Beginning Monday, April 1, individual Social Security checks worth up to $943 and couples checks worth up to $1,415 will be sent to recipients based on the category for which they applied.

The monthly installments will go to recipients of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which covers people with low income and a serious disability that makes it difficult for them to participate in work activities. It has been reported that both adults and children may be eligible for Social Security Insurance (SSI) if they have limited income, limited resources, a disability or blindness, or if they are 65 or older.

As of May 2023, 7.5 million people were receiving SSI benefits, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

A smaller monthly check is also available to individuals who live with SSI recipients and are considered essential caregivers. Anyone considered an “essential person” for an SSI recipient will receive a payment of up to $472 per month beginning on Monday.

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According to the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, the Social Security Administration adjusts the average monthly retirement benefit amount for the program’s recipients every year. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, the CPI-W, is used to calculate COLAs.

While the latest COLA of 3.2 percent was substantially lower than the historic boost of 8.7 percent the year before, it was still a modest increase for 71 million Americans.

While SSI beneficiaries receive their checks on the 1st of every month, Social Security recipients normally get theirs on the 3rd. If you are not sure when you are going to get your payment, you can check the SSA calendar here.

Social Security’s current state and future are likely to be key factors in the 2024 presidential election, which is almost certainly going to be a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

The program is facing a financial shortfall, which has concerned lawmakers and experts, who warn that the reserve might be depleted by 2034 and beneficiaries may receive only 78 percent of their full benefits.

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Newsweek previously reported that Gal Wettstein of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College stated that the system’s revenues were insufficient to pay the full amount of scheduled benefits starting in 2033. By that time, ongoing revenues are expected to cover roughly three-quarters of scheduled benefits. In order to increase revenue, reduce benefits, or redistribute benefits from one group to another, we only have three levers at our disposal.”

Despite the urgent need for reform of the system, Biden has warned that Social Security could be threatened by a Trump victory in November, positioning himself as a candidate who would protect it.

“Donald Trump was just one vote away from repealing the Affordable Care Act,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, last week. “Now, he’s determined to try again, running to ‘terminate’ it—and cut Medicare and Social Security while he’s at it.”

During his tenure as president, Trump supported cuts of billions of dollars in Social Security for disabled seniors, and he has recently suggested that he may be open to further cuts if elected again.