The new Social Security Disability payments in the United States are very close to reaching American households. Those beneficiaries who belong to a particular group of retirees will be able to enjoy this new benefit in less than a week.
So if you qualify, you can have the new maximum Disability payment of up to $3,822 in your checking account in May 2024. Check the list of retirees who will get this payment, because if you are not on the list it means you will have to wait a few days to get your new benefit.
Which disability beneficiaries will get the new May payment?
The main requirement to get the May 3rd disability benefit check is only one. There is no extra requirement for the Social Security Administration to send us the new check, but there is another requirement to get it as soon as possible.
So in total there are two requirements if we are to have the payment on the same day May 3rd. The requirements are:
- To have a benefit since before May 1997.
- Have Direct Deposit activated.
The second of these requirements is optional, but very convenient. If we do not have Direct Deposit activated, the Disability payment will not appear on the 3rd day of May, but we will have to wait a few days until we can get it in our current account.
Other Disability payments we can get in May
In total, the Social Security Administration will send up to 6 different payments to retirees in the United States. And all of these payments can be for both Disability beneficiaries and other groups of retirees. Meeting the requirements for each payday is sufficient.
The first of these payments will be on May 1st. This payment is the Supplemental Security Income and is only for beneficiaries with the previously accepted benefit. Also, on the 31st of May we will get another payment of this benefit, which will be an advance of the June SSI check.
On the other hand, the 8th, 15th and 22nd will be the days on which post-May 1997 retirees will get their check. Thus, only if we have a birthday between the 1st and 10th will we collect payment on the 8th. The 15th disability benefit is only for retirees born between the 11th and 20th. Finally, the payment on May 22nd will be only for retirees with birthdays between the 21st and 31st of any month.