Each month, the Social Security Administration can send an extra check to citizens with a disability who also meet another requirement. This means that many United States citizens who have a check from SSDI may be eligible to have another check and thus have a larger monthly budget.
However, we must take a good look at what the requirements are and, of course, apply for the check as soon as possible. As long as a disability beneficiary’s extra check is in the process of being accepted, he or she will not be able to get it, but will have to wait until the Social Security Administration validates the extra monthly check.
Even so, this payment can award up to $943, but not all beneficiaries get such a large benefit. Therefore, we should not only look at the requirements for this extra Disability check, but also how we can get the biggest check possible. If we are eligible for the payment, on July 1st we could get this benefit.
Qualifying for the Extra Disability payment
The extra disability payment has a specific name and that is Supplemental Security Income. If we have one of these benefits already accepted, we do not have to do anything but wait to get it. But if we do not have this check, we may want to look at what the requirements are.
The first one is to have a disability or to be over 65 years old. Citizens who are 65 years old are also eligible for this check. However, it is not necessary to have an accepted retirement. Just having a disability or being 65 or older is enough to get this monthly payment.
Besides that, the other requirement is to have low monthly income, as well as low resources. If we do not have this we will not be able to access to get this extra monthly check. And in case we have already accepted the check, the payment will arrive on July 1st, 2024.
Maximum amount of the Supplemental Disability payment
The maximum Supplemental Security Income payment is $943 per month. The amount we get in each check depends directly on our monthly income. That is, the more monthly income the less the monthly SSI payment.
There is no strict minimum in terms of SSI payment, so we can get a very low check. Besides that, remember that it is compatible with both Social Security payments and Disability checks, as well as many other benefit checks.
Once your SSI is accepted, you just have to wait to get it on the 1st of each month. Remember, though, that the amount can change if your monthly income changes. It is unusual for this to happen, but we may even stop collecting it.