Automatic Determinations
Cost-of-Living Adjustment
SSI Annual Report
SSI payment standards, 1975 & later
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Maximum Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment amounts increase with
the cost-of-living increases that apply to Social Security benefits. The latest such increase, 5.9 percent, becomes effective January 2022.
SSI amounts for 2022
The monthly maximum Federal amounts for 2022 are $841 for an eligible
individual, $1,261 for an eligible individual with an eligible spouse, and
$421 for an essential person.
In general, monthly amounts for the next year are determined by increasing the
unrounded annual amounts for the current year by the COLA effective for
January of the next year. The new unrounded amounts are then each divided by 12
and the resulting amounts are rounded down to the next lower multiple of $1.
Calculation details
Recipient |
Unrounded annual amounts for— |
Monthly amounts for 2022 |
2021 | 2022 a |
Eligible individual |
$9,530.12 | $10,092.40 | $841 |
Eligible couple |
14,293.61 | 15,136.93 | 1,261 |
Essential person |
4,775.99 | 5,057.77 | 421 |
a The unrounded amounts for 2022 equal the
unrounded amounts for 2021 increased by 5.9 percent. |
Payment reduction
The monthly amount is reduced by subtracting monthly countable
income. In the case of an eligible individual with an eligible spouse, the amount
payable is further divided equally between the two spouses. Some
States supplement SSI benefits. |