In 17 days, March Supplemental Security Income checks, 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 program gives payments to those living with debilitating disabilities that may affect their income.

The amount beneficiaries receive depends on their status. Individual filers receive monthly payments of $967, and eligible couples receive $1,450. Essential persons, people who live with someone receiving SSI and provide them with necessary care, receive monthly payments of $484 from the program.

The requirement that recipients 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 before. Because March 1 is a Saturday, the payments will be issued on Feb. 28.

In 2025, there will be three instances after the March payment in which recipients will get their payments earlier due to that rule. The payments for 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.

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The Social Security Administration sent the first SSI payments to recipients in January 1974, and payment rates have been adjusted in line with the cost of living since 1975, according to 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.