No, Social Security recipients aren't getting new $1,400 stimulus checks.
After the original stimulus checks, some lawmakers did push for another stimulus check, but the social spending plan stalled in Congress in late 2021. Congress has not been planning to provide beneficiaries with stimulus money.
Under terms of the bill, anyone who is a current Social Security recipient or who will turn 62 in 2023 would receive an extra $200 in each monthly check.
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.
With inflation in America at an all-time high, seniors and others on a fixed income have been some of the hardest hit by the rising costs of groceries, utilities and fuel.
THERE is no hope for a fourth stimulus check before the end of the year. Inflation continues to take its toll, but the only bright spot for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients was the recent cost-of-living adjustment announcement for 2023.
I RECEIVE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. AM I ALSO ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A STIMULUS CHECK? Yes. The CARES Act included direct payments to most Americans, including Social Security recipients.
Another rebate was issued to all taxpayers. Single filers received $500, and joint filers received $1,000. This rebate was split into two equal payments, delivered in June and August 2022. The funds were sent automatically to taxpayers who filed a 2021 state return.
The second round of Social Security checks reflecting the new 5.9% cost of living adjustment went out this month, and recipients are now waiting on the third, coming in March. The COLA increase was the largest in nearly 40 years for those who qualify for the adjustment, and it could not come at a more welcome time.
The organisation will be sending out their next batch of 2022 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) checks to beneficiaries in July with the maximum amount set at 4,194 dollars. Meanwhile residents eligible for SSI benefits will receive a monthly maximum sum of 841 dollars.
The Social Security Administration sends out payments on three different Wednesdays of each month -- the second, third and fourth. On which Wednesday you receive your money depends on your birth date. Payments for SSI recipients generally arrive on the first of each month (see below). We'll break it down.
Good news for seniors and the disabled: Automatic $1,200 stimulus payments for people receiving Social Security retirement, survivors or disability insurance benefits (SSDI), or Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) benefits, are scheduled to begin arriving this week.
Payments for Social Security beneficiaries will arrive in the first week of March with the attractive increase that was announced at the beginning of 2022, so people who meet the established criteria will be the first to receive the payment of $1,657 USD.
California: California will be giving payments of up $700 for joint filing couples earning less than $150,000 annually, with individuals qualifying for up to $350.
THE ANSWER. Yes, a bill would give Social Security recipients an extra $2,400 per year in benefits. The bill has been introduced in both the House and Senate, but an expert told VERIFY it's unlikely to pass in 2022.
For people who receive a GSS payment by debit card (e.g., California didn't have your bank account information), the state will mail Middle Class Tax Refund debit cards between October 24 and December 10, 2022. For others receiving debit card payments, expect your payment to be in the mail by January 15, 2023.
"We expect about 90 percent of direct deposits will be issued in October 2022. MCTR debit cards are expected to be mailed between October 25, 2022 and December 10, 2022 for Californians who received GSS I and II, with the remaining MCTR debit cards mailed by January 15, 2023.
Last Updated: October 13, 2022
Approximately 70 million Americans will see a 8.7% increase in their Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments in 2023. On average, Social Security benefits will increase by more than $140 per month starting in January.
Per the government site, “Direct deposit MCTR payments for Californians who received Golden State Stimulus (GSS) I or II are expected to be issued to bank accounts from October 7, 2022 through October 25, 2022, with the remaining direct deposits occurring between October 28, 2022 and November 14, 2022.”
According to the SSA's schedule of Social Security benefits for 2022, SSI recipients will receive two payments in September. If you received Social Security before May 1997 — or if you're receiving both Social Security and SSI — then you will receive your Social Security payment on Sept. 2nd and SSI on Sept.