The United States government will send out the Social Security payment for September in 3 days. This will enable citizens who qualify based on their disability or virtue of their age to receive the payment to augment the cost of their living expenses. The payment for September will be sent out on August 31, as September 1 falls on a Sunday. This means that there will be a double payment for September.
Why are the checks sent out?
The social security checks are sent out through the SSA to assist citizens who are either elderly and unable to work or disabled and cannot work. The check is not limited to these individuals, as there is a special check for individuals termed essential persons. These are those that provide support to either the elderly or the disabled, who are the primary recipients of the check.
The individuals who are either aged or disabled get to receive between $943 and $1,415. This amount depends on certain factors, but the major one is that if the recipient is an individual whose spouse does not qualify for the check, they will receive the payment of $943; if their spouse also meets the criteria to receive the payment, they will receive a joint check of $1,415, which will then be split equally between both of them.
The individual under the Essential Persons category also gets to be a recipient of the monthly payment, which is pegged at $472.
What are the qualifications to receive the payment?
To receive the monthly payment, potential recipients must satisfy criteria that have been outlined by the SSA. These criteria are to ensure that only those who are qualified and will truly benefit from the program will be able to enjoy the benefits of the program. This way, the money goes to the right individuals, who will make use of it to take care of their living expenses.
To receive the payment, the individual must meet these criteria:
- They must be citizens of the United States.
- The individual must be either disabled or aged, with their age bracket between 65 years and above.
- The individual must also be a person of limited income or have little or no means of getting their needs met.
- The individual must also be willing to support the SSA by providing their financial records to determine if they are truly qualified to receive the payment.
- To qualify for the payment, they must also have completed the application form for September before the payment date.
Is the payment fixed?
The payment for Social Security Income is fixed at the end of each year in preparation for the start of a new year. The payment before it is fixed is usually determined by the Cost of Living Adjustments, which is currently at 3.2%, and was instrumental in increasing the payment to $1,415 monthly this year from the $1,317 it was last year.
Once this has been determined, the payment is then fixed monthly and stays so until the start of another new year. This means that beneficiaries will keep receiving the same amount from January to December, except there is a situation in which a state chooses to supplement that of their residents, which will then lead to an increase.
