SSA Issues June SSI Payments to 7.3 Million Beneficiaries, With Individual Checks Up to $994
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Updated · AS USA · Jun 1
SSA Issues June SSI Payments to 7.3 Million Beneficiaries, With Individual Checks Up to $994
7 articles · Updated · AS USA · Jun 1
7.3 million Supplemental Security Income recipients are due to receive their June 2026 payments on Monday, June 1, from the Social Security Administration.
SSI serves low-income, low-resource Americans who are 65 or older or have disabilities, and eligibility is based on financial need rather than work history.
$738.22 is the average monthly SSI payment, while the maximum is $994 for an individual, $1,491 for a couple and $498 for an essential person.
Payments are typically delivered by direct deposit or through the federal Direct Express debit card, and some recipients also qualify for state supplemental payments.
The SSI program covers a far smaller group than Social Security overall, which pays retirement, disability and survivor benefits to about 71 million Americans.
As SSI rules face a major overhaul, will benefits for the disabled shrink or grow?
With asset limits frozen for decades, is the SSI program trapping recipients in poverty?