Maximum Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment amounts increase with the automatic cost-of-living increases that apply to Social Security benefits. The latest such increase, 5.8 percent, becomes effective January 2009. The monthly maximum Federal amounts for 2009 are $674 for an eligible individual, $1,011 for an eligible individual with an eligible spouse, and $338 for an essential person.
For more information see www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/SSI.html
