SSA Annual Updates
Find up-to-date information on the rates that SSA sets annually.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (2025)
Individual | Couple | |
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Federal Benefit Rate | $967/month (2024: $943) | $1,450/month (2024: $1,415) |
Resource Limits | $2,000 | $3,000 |
Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) (2025)
Non-Blind | Blind |
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$1,620/month (2024: $1,550) | $2,700/month (2024: $2,590) |
Trial Work Period (2025)
Trial Work Period | Minimum earnings before a month will count as trial work month for SSDI beneficiaries: $1,160/month (2024: $1,110) |
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Student Earned Income Exclusion (2025)
Monthly Limit | Annual Limit |
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$2,350 (2024: $2,290) | $9,460 (2024: $9,230) |
Social Security Credits (2025)
Earnings to Qualify for Credits | Credits needed for Disability Benefits* |
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$1,810/one quarter of coverage (QC), (i.e., "credit") (2024: $1,730) Up to a max of $7,240/four credits (2024: $6,920) |
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*How many credits you need for disability benefits depends on how old you are when you become disabled.
Medicare Costs (2024)
Part A | Part B | Part D | |
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Premium |
Either $278 or $505 depending on how long you or your spouse worked and paid Medicare taxes. (2023: Either $278 or $506) Most people don’t pay a premium because of Medicare-covered employment. |
$174.70/month (2023: $164.90) if 2022 income was less than $103,000 (individual)/$206,000 (joint) | Base premium (depending on plan) plus an Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMA) ranging from $12.90 - $81.00/month if 2022 annual income was above $103,000 (individuals)/$206,000 (joint filers) |
Deductible | Hospital inpatient: $1,632 (2023: $1,600) for each inpatient hospital benefit period before Original Medicare starts to pay. | $240/year (2023: $226) before Original Medicare starts to pay. | Varies by plan and pharmacy. |
Medicare Savings Programs - Income and Resource Limits (2024)
QMB Qualified Medicare Beneficiary |
SLMB Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary |
QI Qualifying Individual |
QDWI Qualified Disabled and Working Individual |
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Monthly Income Limit* | Individual: $1,275 Couple: $1,724 |
Individual: $1,526 Couple: $2,064 |
Individual: $1,715 Couple: $2,320 |
Individual: $5,105 Couple: $6,899 |
Resource Limit | Individual: $9,430 Couple: $14,130 |
Individual: $9,430 Couple: $14,130 |
Individual: $9,430 Couple: $14,130 |
Individual: $4,000 Couple: $6,000 |
*Income limits slightly higher in Alaska and Hawaii
Continued Medicaid Eligibility (1619(b)) Thresholds (2024)
State | Threshold | State | Threshold |
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Alabama | $37,246 | Montana | $44,272 |
Alaska | $86,438 | Nebraska | $52,190 |
Arizona | $53,159 | Nevada | $41,941 |
Arkansas | $38,551 | New Hampshire | $45,194 |
California | $58,638 | New Jersey | $51,902 |
Colorado | $52,578 | New Mexico | $48,855 |
Connecticut | $54,293 | New York | $59,826 |
Delaware | $50,146 | North Carolina | $43,307 |
District of Columbia (DC) | $54,775 | North Dakota | $53,007 |
Florida | $36,734 | Ohio | $40,936 |
Georgia | $35,761 | Oklahoma | $42,494 |
Hawaii | $49,781 | Oregon | $42,955 |
Idaho | $47,643 | Pennsylvania | $50,536 |
Illinois | $38,906 | Rhode Island | $41,109 |
Indiana | $39,153 | South Carolina | $39,557 |
Iowa | $45,246 | South Dakota | $43,595 |
Kansas | $44,316 | Tennessee | $34,490 |
Kentucky | $45,921 | Texas | $50,161 |
Louisiana | $38,748 | Utah | $46,961 |
Maine | $48,959 | Vermont | $40,339 |
Maryland | $52,892 | Virginia | $45,976 |
Massachusetts | $44,965 | Washington | $57,954 |
Michigan | $43,228 | West Virginia | $35,216 |
Minnesota | $74,611 | Wisconsin | $46,545 |
Mississippi | $37,847 | Wyoming | $42,527 |
Missouri | $44,287 |
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- March, 2022
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