The table below shows the monthly maximum
Federal SSI payment amounts for an eligible individual, and for an
eligible individual with an eligible spouse, beginning with the amounts
for July 1975. For 1976-83, the amounts shown became effective for
July of the stated year. For 1984 and later, the amounts were
effective for January.
SSI Monthly Payment Amounts, 1975-2024
Year
COLAa
Eligible individual
Eligible couple
1975
8.0%
$157.70
$236.60
1976
6.4%
167.80
251.80
1977
5.9%
177.80
266.70
1978
6.5%
189.40
284.10
1979
9.9%
208.20
312.30
1980
14.3%
238.00
357.00
1981
11.2%
264.70
397.00
1982
7.4%
284.30
426.40
1983
b 7.0%
304.30
456.40
1984
3.5%
314.00
472.00
1985
3.5%
325.00
488.00
1986
3.1%
336.00
504.00
1987
1.3%
340.00
510.00
1988
4.2%
354.00
532.00
1989
4.0%
368.00
553.00
1990
4.7%
386.00
579.00
1991
5.4%
407.00
610.00
1992
3.7%
422.00
633.00
1993
3.0%
434.00
652.00
1994
2.6%
446.00
669.00
1995
2.8%
458.00
687.00
1996
2.6%
470.00
705.00
1997
2.9%
484.00
726.00
1998
2.1%
494.00
741.00
1999
1.3%
500.00
751.00
2000
c 2.5%
513.00
769.00
2001
3.5%
531.00
796.00
2002
2.6%
545.00
817.00
2003
1.4%
552.00
829.00
2004
2.1%
564.00
846.00
Year
COLAa
Eligible individual
Eligible couple
2005
2.7%
$579.00
$869.00
2006
4.1%
603.00
904.00
2007
3.3%
623.00
934.00
2008
2.3%
637.00
956.00
2009
5.8%
674.00
1,011.00
2010
0.0%
674.00
1,011.00
2011
0.0%
674.00
1,011.00
2012
3.6%
698.00
1,048.00
2013
1.7%
710.00
1,066.00
2014
1.5%
721.00
1,082.00
2015
1.7%
733.00
1,100.00
2016
0.0%
733.00
1,100.00
2017
0.3%
735.00
1,103.00
2018
2.0%
750.00
1,125.00
2019
2.8%
771.00
1,157.00
2020
1.6%
783.00
1,175.00
2021
1.3%
794.00
1,191.00
2022
5.9%
841.00
1,261.00
2023
8.7%
914.00
1,371.00
2024
3.2%
943.00
1,415.00
aCost-of-Living Adjustment b The increase
effective for July 1983 was a legislated increase. c Originally determined
as 2.4 percent based on CPIs published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pursuant
to Public Law 106-554, however, the COLA is effectively now 2.5 percent.