SSI Payments Will come slightly early each month until April

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2005 file photo, trays of printed social security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)

(KFOR) — After an out-of-order month in December, Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries will see a wonky start to 2025 as well.

Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, beneficiaries include those with disabilities and older adults with little to no income. In 2025, the maximum monthly payment is $967 for an individual and $1,450 for a couple.

According to the Social Security Administration, that amount can decrease based on a person’s income, their spouse’s income, their living situation, and whether they receive additional support from the state they live in.

SSI payments are distributed monthly, typically on the first day of the month. There are, however, some caveats.

Should the first of the month fall on a weekend or holiday, Social Security sends out the payments on the previous weekday. For example, December’s SSI was sent out on November 29th, giving beneficiaries two payments in the same month.

What usually happens after a month in which two payments are dispersed is a month in which no payments are sent out (remember, beneficiaries still received the no-payment month’s payment, just in the days before that month began). This month was different, thanks to the 2025 calendar.

New Year’s Day is considered a holiday, meaning January’s SSI payment will be sent out on New Year’s Eve, December 31st.

An SSI payment will still be dispersed in January: because February 1st falls on a Saturday, February’s payment will fall on January 31st. Then, because March 1st also falls on a Saturday, that month’s payment will be sent out on February 28th.

There will be no payments sent in March with the calendar returning to normal in April, leaving a gap from February 28th to April 1st.

So, to recap: January’s payment comes at the end of December, February’s comes at the end of January, March’s comes at the end of February, and there is no payment dispersed in March.