Editing Supplemental Security Income (section)

=== Payments ===
Payments for SSI are made on the first day of the month unless that day is on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case the payment is made on the first day prior that is not a weekend or legal holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What Day of the Month Do I Get my Social Security Payment? {{!}} Social Security Matters|date=6 June 2019 |url=https://blog.ssa.gov/what-day-of-the-month-do-i-get-my-social-security-payment/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> The minimum benefit is one dollar.<ref>(''SSA'' POMS SI 02001.005)</ref>

'''When benefits start'''

Social Security determines the first month of potential eligibility for SSI by the date of the intent to file an application for benefits as expressed to the [[Social Security Administration]], and an application is filed within 60 days of the date of that expressed intention. To begin the process, people wishing to be considered must contact Social Security (there is a [[toll-free telephone number]]) to set up a ''disability interview.'' No online application for SSI is currently available; however, one may apply for Social Security Disability or Retirement benefits online and add the application for SSI via a telephone-scheduled interview. Calls placed on the last day of the month, where the interview is scheduled for the second week of the following month, will result in SSI eligibility being retroactive to the month in which the call was made to set up the appointment, although the first check will not be received until the next month. For example, a person calls on 31 January to set up an appointment for February. January will be the month-of-application for determination purposes, but the first benefit check will be issued in February. Medicaid benefits usually begin the first month in which medical and financial requirements are met.

'''Eligibility during waiting period'''

People who have qualified for Social Security disability benefits may receive SSI during the five-month waiting period if they meet the income and resource requirements specified above in the eligibility section.