Millions of recipients will receive their $967 May Supplemental Security Income payment in a single day.
On Thursday, the second round of SSI benefits will be disbursed. According to the Social Security Administration, individuals who have incapacitating disabilities that impact their income are eligible to receive SSI payments.
Filers must have a "physical or mental condition(s) that seriously limits their daily activities for 12 months or more or may be expected to result in death" or be at least partially blind in order to qualify.
The number of persons filing is one of the factors that affect the amount received.
Up to $967 can be received by applicants filing alone, up to $1,450 by couples filing jointly, and up to $484 by indispensable persons who give SSI recipients the care they need. Since last year, these sums have increased by 2.5 percent due to inflation.
Regular Social Security income and SSI payments are not related. Receiving Social Security benefits does not guarantee receiving SSI benefits, and vice versa.