Social Security Disability Insurance payments are typically issued on four separate paydays each month. Next December will be no exception, with SSDI beneficiaries beginning to receive payments on December 3 if they meet the eligibility requirements.
To be eligible for SSDI on December 3, you must have been receiving disability benefits since before May 1997. To sidestep this requirement, you can also qualify if you get Supplemental Security Income on November 29 and are also on Social Security. So you receive both benefits at the same time, just on different days.
SSDI payment of about $1,542 after December 3
If you did not qualify for the check or deposit on the third, you may still get a Social Security payment after this date. In actuality, Social Security’s payment schedule revealed 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 Social Security Disability Insurance payments in December will receive the 2025 COLA increase next month. The first disability beneficiaries will receive it on January 3, 2025.
SSDI maximum amounts and average checks
The average check, as of October 2024, is only $1,542. There is a significant disparity between this and the average payment for retirees, which is $1,927. Those who were high earners for the most of their employment and completed all SSA standards might get up to $3,822.
Actually, $3,822 will be the greatest SSDI benefit payout in December 2024. To qualify, you must have worked for 35 years, filed as soon as SSA allows to avoid a reduction, earned the contribution and benefit base for 35 years, and had positions covered by the administration.
Keep in mind that you must remain qualified to receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. To avoid overpayments, report any health improvements caused by surgery or other causes to the Social Security Administration.