The Supplemental Security Income check for March will be sent to eligible recipients in three days, with the payments being worth up to $967 for individual filers.

On Friday, Feb. 28, the Social Security Administration will issue SSI payments to eligible citizens in accordance with the agency’s mandate that these benefits must be given to recipients by the first day of each month.

The program, run by the Social Security Administration, distributes payments to those with debilitating disabilities that may affect their income.

The amount that SSI checks are worth for beneficiaries depends on their status. Individuals receive monthly $967 payments while eligible couples receive $1,450. Essential persons, or those who live with someone receiving SSI and provide them with necessary care, receive monthly payments of $484 from the program.

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 March 1 being a Saturday, the payments will be issued the day before.

In 2025, there will be three times after the March payment when recipients will receive their payments earlier. The payments for June, September, and November will be sent out earlier than the first of those respective months to ensure recipients have their SSI payments by the start of them.

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The first SSI payments were sent to recipients by the Social Security Administration in January 1974, with payment rates being adjusted in line with the cost of living since 1975, according to the SSA. SSI 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.