Millions of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) users in the US are getting ready to get their surprise payout at the end of December. This check represents an advance of the January benefit, which includes the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), rather than an additional payment. This advance is intended to guarantee that funds are accessible prior to the start of the new year, which is a standard procedure to prevent administrative setbacks over the holidays.
By guaranteeing a minimum income, SSI is an essential program that helps those who are old, disabled, or have low incomes.
These benefits will be increased by the 2025COLA, which is set at 2.5%, so recipients will receive more money than they currently do. The goal of this change is to keep the most vulnerable residents’ purchasing power stable and combat inflation.
Who gets the surprise SSI payment with the 2025 COLA?
With the COLA hike, SSI claimants were expected to start receiving their payments on January 1, 2025. However, this payment will be pushed to the previous day, December 31, as it is New Year’s Day.
For individuals who are still unaware of how the COLA rise operates, they do not need to contact Social Security because this adjustment is made automatically.
The two payment dates will remain the same for those who get two payments from Social Security and SSI.
According to Social Security, it may take up to three days after the payment date if you do not get the direct transfer. You should get in touch with Social Security if you observe that the cheque is not arriving.
2025 SSI after adding the Cost of Living Adjustment
The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will raise the maximum SSI payments by 2.5% in 2025, which will result in a substantial rise. The payment will increase from $963 in 2024 to $967 in 2025 for individuals and from $1,415 to $1,450 for couples. Even though the rise might not seem like much, it will boost the American economy.
Although many analysts and economic experts caution about the small increase in comparison to the actual growth in the cost of living, this adjustment is intended to help SSI beneficiaries maintain their quality of life in the face of inflation and will be applied to all SSI payments beginning in January 2025.
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