{"id":2397350,"date":"2025-01-31T07:34:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T12:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-february-direct-payment-worth-967-goes-out-today-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T07:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T12:36:08","slug":"social-security-february-direct-payment-worth-967-goes-out-today-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-february-direct-payment-worth-967-goes-out-today-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Security February direct payment worth $967 goes out today &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsocial-security-february-direct-payment-worth-967-goes-out-today-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2397350&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Febuary \u200dsupplemental Security \u200bIncome (SSI) payment of up to $967 is being distributed to millions\u2063 of\u2062 beneficiaries today. These\u2064 payments\u200d are intended for individuals with disabilities \u2063that limit their income, as resolute by the Social Security Administration. Future payments are scheduled\u2063 for January \u206331. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">amount received varies<\/a>, with\u2063 individuals potentially receiving\u2063 up\u200d to $967, couples \u2064up to $1,450, and caregivers \u200bup to $484. A recent increase\u2062 of 2.5% in these payments has \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-slammed-for-failing-to-address-detention-of-migrant-children\/\" title=\"Biden admin. slammed for failing to address detention of migrant children\">occurred due<\/a> to inflation. Notably, SSI benefits are separate from regular Social Security payments; qualifying for one does not automatically mean qualifying for the other. Eligibility criteria include being partially blind or\u2062 having a severe physical or mental condition lasting at least 12 months \u2062or expected to result in death. Recipients can\u200c use the Social Security Administration&#8217;s calculator to estimate their total\u2064 payments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Social Security February direct payment worth $967 goes out today<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1963141\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>February&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supplemental Security Income<\/a>&nbsp;payment, worth up to $967, will go out to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">millions<\/a>&nbsp;of beneficiaries today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The next SSI payments are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/pubs\/EN-05-10031-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scheduled<\/a>&nbsp;to be distributed on Friday, Jan. 31. SSI payments are given to people living with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/healthcare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">debilitating disabilities<\/a>&nbsp;that affect their income, according to the Social Security Administration.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/oact\/cola\/SSI.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amount<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-stamps-final-direct-payment-worth-up-to-1691-to-wrap-up-in-delaware-on-sunday\/\" title=\"Last chance to receive up to ,691 in food stamps in Delaware, ending this Sunday.\">received depends<\/a> on several factors, including the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-wave-of-stimulus-checks-coming-in-multiple-states\/\" title=\"New Wave of Stimulus Checks Coming in Multiple States\">people filing<\/a>. Applicants filing individually can receive up to $967 per month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-biden-democrats-to-further-limit-who-gets-1400-stimulus-checks-under-new-deal-report-says\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Biden, Democrats To Further Limit Who Gets ,400 Stimulus Checks Under New Deal, Report Says\">couples filing jointly<\/a> can receive up to $1,450, and essential persons, or those who provide SSI recipients with necessary care, can receive up to $484. Inflation has caused these amounts to increase by 2.5% since last year.<\/p>\n<p>SSI payments and regular Social Security benefits are not connected. Those who receive Social Security payments do not automatically qualify for SSI payments and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To meet eligibility requirements, filers need to be at least partially blind or have a &ldquo;physical or mental condition(s) that seriously limits their daily activities for 12 months or more or may be expected to result in death.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Recipients can use an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/benefits\/retirement\/planner\/AnypiaApplet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SSA&nbsp;calculator<\/a>&nbsp;to figure out their payment total.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1963141\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1963141\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February SSI payments of up to $967 are issued today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2397351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/iStock-1369167686.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33346,48784,49556,33104],"class_list":["post-2397350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-direct-payment","tag-february-2023","tag-financial-support","tag-social-security"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/iStock-1369167686.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397350"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397354,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397350\/revisions\/2397354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}