People in the United States who get disability benefits from the Veterans Affairs (VA) or SSDI will get their money in the next few weeks. Both benefits are controlled by different groups and have different schedules, but they are both important for meeting the basic needs of veterans, retirees, and people with disabilities. The exact dates rely on things like birthdays and how long someone has been in the program.
Starting with a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) check that needs to be paid in March 2025. This is for the third group of recipients, whose birthday is later than the 21st of any month. They will get their payment on March 26, as long as they began receiving benefits after May 1997. People who started getting paid before May get paid on the third of every month.
Schedule for SSDI and VA disability payments
On the other hand, VA disability payments will start being paid on April 1, 2025, which is March. This payment, unlike SSDI, is always made on the first working day of the following month and never on a different day. To avoid delays, soldiers who are eligible should make sure that all of their paperwork is up to date.
Both amounts are very important for people who are weak. Five million people depend on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to give them the money they need to pay their rent or basic living costs, according to a study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. But procedural factors could change how it is distributed.
The SSA has a 99.7% accuracy rate and 0.5% overhead costs, but “massive restructurings” and layoffs are making things hard for them. The study says that this would make care for seniors and disabled people worse, especially since the need is growing. Also, claims of “massive frauds” that aren’t backed up by data could be used to support privatizations.
How much will the biggest SSDI award be in 2025?
The most a person can get from SSDI in 2025 is $4,018 if they meet the income standards and have paid Social Security taxes for enough years. On the other hand, the VA disability benefit can be as much as $4,544.22 for a beneficiary with a spouse who depends on them financially and as much as $3,803.30 for a beneficiary who is on their own.
It is possible for both SSDI and VA disability benefits to go up by the cost of living adjustment (COLA), which in 2025 was 2.5%. The goal of this raise is to fight inflation so that people who receive it don’t lose the ability to buy things.
