What is the social security disability payment schedule for 2022

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks are typically deposited on the first of every month unless the date happens to fall on a weekend or holiday. According to the SSA’s schedule of Social Security benefits for 2022, SSI recipients will receive two payments in September.

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If you received Social Security before May 1997 — or if you’re receiving both Social Security and SSI — then you will receive your Social Security payment on Sept. 2nd and SSI on Sept. 1st and Sept. 30th. The maximum SSI payment for 2022 is $841, so recipients could receive up to $1,682 for the month of September.

SSI is a need-based program that provides monthly benefits to those who have low income and free resources. To be eligible for SSI, you must meet the SSA’s following criteria:

  • Be age 65 or older

  • Partially or completely blind

  • Have a medical condition that keeps you from working, which is expected to last one year or result in death

The SSA states that some states and territories may also supplement the federal SSI benefit with additional payments.

The exact amount you receive may vary based on your income, living arrangements and other factors. The maximum SSI amount changes based on cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) that apply to Social Security benefits. The COLA for 2022 is 5.9% but based on new consumer price index data for July, AARP estimates that COLA could increase in the eight to 10 percent range.

Next year’s COLA will depend on changes in consumer prices through the end of September and will be announced in October. Any increases will take effect in January 2023.

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If you typically receive paper checks, the SSA advises waiting three additional mailing days before checking on your payment status if you don’t receive it on the scheduled date. If you receive a direct deposit, you can expect to receive your payment on the first, but this may depend on your bank.

Here is the full Social Security schedule of payments for the 2022 calendar year.

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The Social Security payment schedule for October 2022 will be business as usual for most people, though recipients who qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) won’t be getting a payment due to a quirk in the payment schedule.

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Because SSI recipients were issued two checks in September, no check will be sent in October. For all other Social Security recipients, October payments will follow the normal schedule. Here is a quick rundown:

  • If your birth date is on the 1st-10th of the month, your payment will be distributed on Wednesday, Oct. 12.

  • If your birth date is on the 11th-20th, your payment will be distributed on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

  • If your birth date is on the 21st-31st, your payment will be distributed on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

The average Social Security benefit for 2022 is $1,657 a month, CNET reported. That amount is expected to increase substantially in 2023 thanks to this year’s high inflation rate. The latest estimate for the 2023 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is 8.7%, according to The Senior Citizens League, a non-partisan seniors advocacy group. That would be the highest COLA in more than 40 years and push the average benefit to about $1,800 a month in 2023.

As GOBankingRates previously reported, the average Social Security payment could reach $2,112 a month by 2030 if COLA trends follow the same pattern they have since 2001, when the average monthly payment was only $874.

Some recipients qualify for SSI if Social Security checks aren’t enough to cover basic living expenses. The SSI program is overseen by the Social Security Administration and provides monthly payments to adults and children with a disability or blindness who have income and resources below specific financial limits. SSI payments are also made to people 65 and older without disabilities who meet the financial qualifications.

According to the SSA website, SSI benefits are usually paid on the 1st of the month unless the 1st falls on a weekend, in which case payments will be issued the Friday before the 1st. Two SSI checks are sent in April, September and December, while no checks are sent in January, May and October.

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If you don’t receive your payment on your scheduled date, the Social Security Administration says to allow three additional mailing days before contacting the agency.

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What will my SSDI payments be in 2022?

For 2022, individual recipients of SSI benefits will receive $841 per month, and the amount for married couples is $1,261. The exact amount for SSDI recipients varies according to your work history, but the average recipient will receive $1,657 in 2022.

What day do Social Security disability checks come out this month?

RSDI (Retirement, Survivors and Disability) also referred to as SSA Benefits. Since June 1997 SSA delivers recurring RSDI benefits on four days throughout the month on the 3rd of the month and on the second, third and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

Will people on disability get a check in 2022?

Increased SSI payments will begin on December 30, 2022. When your notice will arrive in the mail: We mail COLA notices throughout the entire month of December. It is possible that your friend or family member will receive their notice in the mail before you.