In one day, the Supplemental Security Income check for January will be sent out to eligible recipients, with the payments worth up to $943 for individual filers.

On Dec. 31, the Social Security Administration will issue SSI payments to eligible citizens, in accordance with the agency’s mandate that these benefits be given to recipients by the first day of the month.

The program, run out of the Social Security Administration, gives payments to those living with debilitating disabilities that may affect their income.

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This requirement for recipients to get their checks by the first of the month means that when the first day of a month falls on a weekend or a holiday, the Social Security Administration issues SSI checks the business day prior. With Jan. 1, New Year’s Day, being a federal holiday, the payments will be issued the day before.

In 2025, there will be five instances after January’s payment where recipients will get their payments earlier due to this rule. The payments for February, March, June, September, and November, will be issued earlier than the first of those respective months to ensure recipients have their SSI payments by the start of those months.

The amount that SSI checks are worth for beneficiaries depends on their status, with individuals getting monthly $914 payments and eligible couples receiving $1,415 payments per month. Essential persons, people who live with someone receiving SSI and provide them with necessary care, get monthly payments of $472 from the program.

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The first SSI payments were sent out to recipients by the Social Security Administration in January 1974, with payment rates being adjusted in line with the cost of living since 1975, per the SSA. Supplemental Security Income checks are different from other payments sent out by the Social Security Administration.

Regular social security payments, mainly for retirees, are issued on a different schedule each month from SSI payments and are dependent on the recipient’s day of birth. Regular retirement checks are sent in three waves each month.