And you If you’re wondering when your Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payment is due this month, chill out, because here we break down the dates for June 2025. If you were born after the 10th, your turn is coming soon. All the information comes directly from the Social Security Administration (SSA), so you can trust it.
The SSDI payment dates follow a monthly pattern based on birthdays. For the second half of June, there are two clear groups. If your birthday falls between the 11th and 20th, mark your calendar: you’ll receive your payment on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
The next group includes those born on or after the 21st. Their assigned date is Wednesday, June 25, 2025. These two dates cover all the remaining payments for the month. If you were born before that, you already received your payment on June 11, which was the second Wednesday of the month.
How much money comes with SSDI payments?
We’ve quickly covered the dates, so now we can talk about amounts. The average SSDI benefit for disabled workers is around $1,537 per month at the beginning of 2025. Other estimates, including cost-of-living adjustments (COLA), put it closer to $1,580. Remember, this reflects a COLA increase from $1,542 in 2024.
However, there is a top cap for payments. The maximum monthly SSDI benefit for 2025 reaches $4,018. This amount applies specifically to “workers who delay their claim until full retirement age (FRA),” according to the SSA.
This is the highest possible figure this year, but in addition to having delayed claiming benefits until the FRA, the applicant beneficiary must have earned high incomes for much of their working life and paid off their corresponding work credits.
Medical conditions that qualify for SSDI
The SSA maintains a list of approximately 240 medically determinable conditions that can make a person eligible for SSDI, divided into several categories within the “Blue Book,” which is the official document by which the agency analyzes and approves (or denies) cases.
The SSA approves SSDI for people with severe disabilities that prevent them from performing “substantial work activities” (SGA). The medical condition must be medically documented and expected to last at least 12 consecutive months or result in death. Temporary or partial conditions are not considered. Functional impact is key, not just the diagnosis.
Covered conditions include physical illnesses (such as advanced cancer, serious heart disease, or multiple sclerosis), mental disorders (schizophrenia, severe bipolar disorder), and sensory deficits (total blindness, profound deafness). These are just examples since, as we just said, there are over 240 conditions that qualify.
In all cases, the severity of the condition is assessed, but combinations of limitations that prevent any existing employment in the national economy are also considered. It’s always best to go directly to the SSA website and search the “Blue Book” while preparing your SSDI application with all the documentation the agency officer reviewing your case will request.
