March’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $967, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in 23 days. The next SSI payments are scheduled to be distributed on Feb. 28 because March 1 falls on a weekend.

The maximum monthly SSI benefit for 2025 is $967 for an individual and $1,450 for a couple, compared to $943 and $1,415, respectively, in 2024. The increase resulted from a 3.2% Cost of Living Adjustment that started at the first of the year.

The first round of February’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in eight days. Here is all you need to know about this month’s Social Security payments,

A growing number of Americans are heavily reliant on Social Security to make ends meet in retirement. 60% of retirees said Social Security represents a major source of income for them, according to the most recent edition of an annual Gallup poll. While that number fluctuates, it's the second-highest reading in the poll since it started in 2002.

Over three million retirees who worked in the public sector, or are entitled to spousal or surviving spousal benefits, will see delays as the SSA manually adjusts benefits as a result of the Social Security Fairness Act.

In 26 days, Supplemental Security Income checks for March, worth up to $967 for individual filers, will be sent to eligible recipients. On Feb. 28, the Social Security Administration will issue SSI payments to eligible citizens, in accordance with the agency’s mandate that recipients must get these benefits by the first day of each month.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) issues disability payments to eligible retirees in the United States on a monthly basis. However, not all beneficiaries receive their payments on the same date.