SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI) BENEFITS

Generally, the maximum Federal SSI benefit amount changes yearly. SSI benefits increased in 2024 because there was an increase in the Consumer Price Index from the third quarter of 2022 to the third quarter of 2023.  Effective January 1, 2024 the Federal benefit rate is $943 for an individual and $1,415 for a couple.

Some States supplement the Federal SSI benefit with additional payments. This makes the total SSI benefit levels higher in those States.  SSI benefit amounts and State supplemental payment amounts vary based upon your income, living arrangements, and other factors. 

NO STATE SUPPLEMENT

The following States or territories do not pay a supplement to people who receive SSI:

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTERED SUPPLEMENT

Social Security administers the State supplement for the following States and the District of Columbia. You may contact us about your total benefit amount.

*Dual administration State.  In these States, Social Security administers some categories of State supplement payments, while the State administers other categories of supplemental payments.

STATE ADMINISTERED SUPPLEMENT

The following States pay and administer their own supplemental payments and you may contact the State for payment information.

See SSI FOR CHILDREN for more information on States that supplement Federal SSI benefits to children.

See the publication titled, “SSI Recipient by State and County, 2022” on our website at www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_sc/ for more information.

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