There are just five days remaining before beneficiaries of Supplemental Security Income receive the second half of their September payment.
Recipients will receive payments of $841 on Sept. 30, bringing the monthly total up to $1,682 due to a scheduling quirk in the program. Additionally, essential persons who live with an SSI beneficiary will also get a second payment of $421 on Sept. 30.
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The second check is not extra money, as the maximum check one can earn in 2022 is $841 a month, however, due to a scheduling conflict, September is one of three months this year in which SSI recipients will receive two SSI checks. The other two are April and December. Beneficiaries will receive no payment in October.
Payments for SSI generally take place on the first day of each month, but in 2022, the first day in January, May, and October are either a holiday or a weekend. Thus, the agency relies on double payments to offset the scheduling issue. The agency makes 12 payments a year.
SSI is a means-tested program that gives payments to the elderly, blind, and disabled who have next to no income. The average payment one receives is $624, according to CNBC.
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The SSI program was first created in 1972. Some members of Congress have sought to bolster the program, arguing that it is rife with outdated rules on income and assets. On average, most recipients have incomes within 150% of the federal poverty level, CNBC reported.
Some states supplement SSI to boost payments to beneficiaries.
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