Most of the time, Social Security Disability Insurance payments are sent out four times a month. This December will be no different, and people who get SSDI will start getting money on December 3 if they qualify.
On December 3, you had to have been getting disability benefits since before May 1997 in order to get SSDI. You can also avoid this condition if you get Supplemental Security Income on November 29 and also get Social Security. In this case, you get both benefits at the same time, but on different days.
SSDI payment of about $1,542 after December 3
If you didn’t get the check or deposit on the 3rd, you may get a payment from Social Security after this date. In fact, Social Security’s payment schedule showed that SSDI payments will be made on:
- December 11: disability beneficiaries whose birth date is from the 1st to the 10th
- December 18: disability beneficiaries whose birth date is from the 11th to the 20th
- December 24: disability beneficiaries whose birth date is from the 21st to the 31st
No one who gets Social Security Disability Insurance in December will get the 2025 COLA increase next month. In fact, the first people with disabilities to get it will do so on January 3, 2025.
SSDI maximum amounts and average checks
As of October 2024, the base check amount is only $1,542. The difference is big compared to the average payment for retirees, which is $1,927. People who worked hard and made a lot of money for most of their careers could get up to $3,822.
In fact, the most money that SSDI will pay out in December 2024 will be $3,822. To get it, you had to work for 35 years, file as early as SSA lets you so you don’t lose your benefits, earn the same amount of money each year for 35 years, and have had jobs that were covered by the Administration.
Keep in mind that you have to keep being eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance. So that you don’t get overpaid, let SSA know if your health gets better after surgery or something else.