Recipients of Social Security Disability Insurance are only eligible for monthly benefits. However, while receiving SSDI benefits, individuals may also be eligible for SSI.
The problem is that not all Social Security users are eligible to receive both monthly benefits. Only when you have little to no resources and a low income is this feasible.
You are not eligible for SSI if your SSDI payment is received on May 14, 21, or 28.
For people who began receiving Social Security after April 30, 1997, and are not currently receiving Supplemental Security Income, these are their paychecks.
A second $715 payment will only be given to one group of claimants who received Social Security on May 2.
SSI on two payment dates and SSDI on May 2
You are not eligible for SSI if you only receive Social Security and you received payments before to May 1997. However, your paychecks will be as follows if you have a low income and were approved for both SSDI and SSI because of a qualifying disability:
| Date | Payment Type | Details |
| May 1, 2025 | SSI (Supplemental Security Income) | Regular May SSI payment |
| May 2, 2025 | SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) | For those who qualify for both SSI and SSDI |
| May 30, 2025 | SSI (Supplemental Security Income) | Advance payment for June (since June 1 falls on weekend) |
As a result, you will get up to three payments in May if you are eligible for both disability benefits.
It goes without saying that you will need to put off the May 30 payment until June. Due to the fact that June 1st falls on a Sunday, the SSI payment was paid in early.
SSA always schedules payments on business days to prevent Social Security offices from being closed when payments are due. Banks are able to handle payments on schedule in this method as well.
In May, how much can be paid by SSDI and SSI?
Compared to the maximum SSDI payment, the maximum SSI payment is less. Recall that the purpose of Supplemental Security Income is to give Americans in need more money.
Therefore, it is really a complement. For individuals, SSI can pay up to $967. A married couple who qualify can get up to $1,450. Average payments don’t amount to much.
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In actuality, the typical SSI payment is almost $715. If you were a high earner for 35 years, worked in SSA-covered employment, and filed at the appropriate age, SSDI can pay up to $4,018.
SSDI benefits are typically only $1,580. This average payout is less than the average amount received by retirees, but it is more than the average amount received by SSI participants.
In case you were unaware, additional SSI advance payments will be made in August and October of 2025. As a result, some months will see no SSI payments on time, while others will get two. All recipients will still receive one payment each month, or twelve payments annually.
To improve your financial situation in 2025, see if you qualify for Supplemental Security Income if you are only receiving SSDI and your income is modest.
