Extra Social Security payments: in which states do beneficiaries receive them?
There are 33 states that augment monthly Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits with additional payments. Here all the details that you need to know.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is responsible for sending monthly benefits to retired workers, survivors, and disability payments from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) as well as those for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
In 2023, the federal SSI benefit has been $914 for an individual beneficiary and $1,371 for a couple where both receive benefits. However, some states supplement monthly SSI benefits with additional payments.
Extra Supplemental Security Income payments: in which states are they granted?
According to the SSA website, there are 33 states that provide supplemental benefits to those who receive monthly federal payments from the SSI program. The extra amounts sent depend on each state.
These extra payments are administered by the states, as well as the Social Security Administration (SSA).
These are the states that send extra Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments and are administered by the SSA, so you can contact the administration about the total amount of your benefit:
- California
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
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These are the states that pay and administer their own supplemental payments, so you can contact the appropriate agency for payment information:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
The following states do not send supplemental payments to people who receive SSI:
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Mississippi
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
When are extra Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments sent?
According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), supplemental payments are sent out around the same time as federal SSI payments.
According to the SSA schedule, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments are sent on the first day of each month. If the first day of the month falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the payment is advanced to the last Friday of the previous month. If it falls on a holiday, it is brought forward to the first previous business day.
In 2023, for example, Friday 1 December is the scheduled date to send payments to SSI beneficiaries. On the other hand, on Friday 29 December the SSI payment corresponding to 1 January 2024 is sent. Here is the complete schedule of SSI payments for next year.