If you received the social security payment for September that was paid by the Social Security Administration (SSA) on August 30, then you are expected to receive the payment for October, which is scheduled to be disbursed in 30 days.
To qualify to receive this payment, you must meet the basic requirements of either being a disabled citizen, a senior citizen of at least 65 years, or an essential person—that is, you provide care to a qualified elderly person or person with disability.
More requirements for eligibility
Being a senior citizen of 65 and above, a person with disability, or an essential person, isn’t the only requirement for receiving the $1415 payment. Other requirements that you need to have include:
- You must be unable to meet your basic needs as a result of little or nonexistent income.
- Your application must have been reviewed by the SSA. This will mean that you are willing and able to support the SSA to help determine if you are a qualified beneficiary by providing documents that will support your eligibility such as:
- Your Social Security Number (SSN)
- Original birth certificate
- W-2 certificate copy or photocopy
- Proof of citizenship for those not born in the US
- To support your application, you must complete the application form before the disbursement date, that is October. Any application submitted after then will not be considered to receive the benefit.
How much can you get?
Each category of beneficiary will receive a different amount in payment.
- Those aged 65 years and above with spouses who are qualified, will both receive a joint payment of $1415 that will be split equally between you two.
- Citizens who qualify as a disabled person or you are aged 65 and above without a qualifying spouse, will receive $943.
- The final payment category—that is, essential persons—will see you earn $472
These payments usually experience changes based on the yearly Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA), prepared by the US government to combat the impact of inflation on the purchasing power of the US currency. The payment for 2024 rose at a 3.2% rate to mirror the inflation rate, which also grew. This saw the maximum payment of $1,415 increase from the $1317 it was last year.
