Will people on disability get a stimulus check in 2022

Millions of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will get two payments in September, but this is due to the calendar — it is not a bonus payment.

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THE QUESTION
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WHAT WE FOUND
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Are the disabled getting a stimulus check in 2022?
Will people on disability get the new stimulus check?
Are Social Security recipients getting a stimulus check in 2022?
When can disability recipients expect stimulus?

Social Security was created in 1935 to pay retired workers age 65 or older a continuing income after retirement. Currently, 1 in 5 Americans receives a Social Security benefit from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Typically, these are set payments that come like clockwork each month. But VERIFY viewer Tom wants to know whether Social Security recipients will get a bonus payment next month.

THE QUESTION

Will Social Security recipients receive a bonus payment in September?

THE SOURCES

THE ANSWER

No, Social Security recipients will not receive a bonus payment in September.

Millions of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive two payments in September, but it is not an extra payment. Instead, the second deposit is just the October payment a day early.

WHAT WE FOUND

Social Security payments are sent out on a strict schedule. Most retirees get their payments on the second, third or fourth Wednesday of each month, depending on their birth date.

But AARP says people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), such as those who are blind, disabled, or at least 65 years old with very limited financial resources, typically get their payments on the first of the month. This can be a problem if the first falls on a weekend or federal holiday when banks are closed, like it does on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.

To combat this issue, SSI payments are sent out the next earliest business day. So this year, SSI recipients will get paid on Sept. 1 and Sept. 30. However, this is not a bonus payment for the month of September – SSI recipients are just getting their October payment one day earlier.

Earlier this year, SSI recipients received two payments in April. They are also set to receive two payments in December. The same schedule adjustment also applies to other Social Security payments if the date falls on a holiday, AARP says.

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November 2022

Social Security Administration Beneficiaries
Supplemental Security Income Direct Deposit and Check Statistics

State	Check Payments	Direct Deposit Payments	Total Payments	Percent Direct Deposit

Alabama	4,759	142,756	147,515	96.8
Alaska	499	11,204	11,703	95.7
Arizona	3,637	109,380	113,017	96.8
Arkansas	2,877	93,965	96,842	97.0
California	31,080	1,105,310	1,136,390	97.3
Colorado	2,864	65,687	68,551	95.8
Connecticut	2,740	62,618	65,358	95.8
Delaware	513	15,926	16,439	96.9
District of Columbia	595	22,970	23,565	97.5
Florida	15,738	533,691	549,429	97.1
Georgia	8,693	241,439	250,132	96.5
Hawaii	904	22,247	23,151	96.1
Idaho	1,157	27,683	28,840	96.0
Illinois	9,550	237,511	247,061	96.1
Indiana	4,421	118,826	123,247	96.4
Iowa	1,964	47,783	49,747	96.1
Kansas	1,901	44,086	45,987	95.9
Kentucky	4,727	152,433	157,160	97.0
Louisiana	5,678	156,036	161,714	96.5
Maine	1,429	32,829	34,258	95.8
Maryland	4,272	112,009	116,281	96.3
Massachusetts	5,680	163,137	168,817	96.6
Michigan	7,656	245,049	252,705	97.0
Minnesota	2,729	86,256	88,985	96.9
Mississippi	4,708	103,660	108,368	95.7
Missouri	4,588	125,053	129,641	96.5
Montana	813	15,728	16,541	95.1
Nebraska	1,098	27,482	28,580	96.2
Nevada	1,746	51,842	53,588	96.7
New Hampshire	456	16,277	16,733	97.3
New Jersey	6,313	159,663	165,976	96.2
New Mexico	2,161	54,486	56,647	96.2
New York	20,847	554,542	575,389	96.4
North Carolina	9,378	208,862	218,240	95.7
North Dakota	312	7,660	7,972	96.1
Ohio	8,719	284,840	293,559	97.0
Oklahoma	3,980	88,982	92,962	95.7
Oregon	3,535	80,860	84,395	95.8
Pennsylvania	10,596	320,133	330,729	96.8
Rhode Island	897	29,830	30,727	97.1
South Carolina	4,393	103,295	107,688	95.9
South Dakota	779	13,133	13,912	94.4
Tennessee	5,394	157,927	163,321	96.7
Texas	19,226	579,061	598,287	96.8
Utah	1,558	29,290	30,848	94.9
Vermont	550	13,653	14,203	96.1
Virginia	5,248	144,377	149,625	96.5
Washington	3,891	135,226	139,117	97.2
West Virginia	2,155	62,973	65,128	96.7
Wisconsin	3,000	107,108	110,108	97.3
Wyoming	325	6,496	6,821	95.2
State Total	252,729	7,333,270	7,585,999	96.7


Northern Mariana Islands	1	1,016	1,017	99.9
Other Total	1	1,016	1,017	99.9

Grand Total	252,730	7,334,286	7,587,016	96.7

Are the disabled getting a stimulus check in 2022?

The maximum check is $841 in 2022 for eligible individuals for this federal program, which provides support to disabled, blind and elderly people who have little or no incomes. The average monthly benefit is $624.

Will people on disability get the new stimulus check?

The IRS website states that SSI and SSDI recipients should expect to get their stimulus check money the same way they receive their first stimulus checks, but faster, since the payment system is already in place.

Social Security Retirees and Disability recipients who are eligible for the payment will get the stimulus checks/payments deposited the same way they currently get their payments.

When can disability recipients expect stimulus?

SSI recipients and VA beneficiaries will get automatic payments. On April 15, the Social Security Administration announced that SSI recipients without dependent children will receive their stimulus payments automatically without having to file any additional forms.