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Act Now – Go to IRS.gov – A Message from Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul

April 20, 2020 • By

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Last Updated: March 17, 2021

Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department soon. People receiving benefits who did not file 2018 or 2019 taxes, and have qualifying children under age 17, however, should not wait for their automatic $1,200 individual payment. They should immediately go to the IRS’s webpage and visit the Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here section to provide their information. 

Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries with dependent children and who did not file 2018 or 2019 taxes need to act by Wednesday, April 22, in order to receive additional payments for their eligible children quickly. SSI recipients need to take this action by later this month; a specific date will be available soon.

By taking this proactive step to enter information on the IRS website about them and their qualifying children, they will also receive the $500 per dependent child payment in addition to their $1,200 individual payment. If beneficiaries in this group do not provide their information to the IRS soon, their payment at this time will be $1,200. People would then be required to file a tax year 2020 tax return to obtain the additional $500 per eligible child.

I urge Social Security and SSI recipients with qualifying children who do not normally file taxes to take action now. Immediately go to IRS.gov so that you will receive the full amount of the Economic Impact Payments you and your family are eligible for.

Action Needed for Social Security Beneficiaries with Dependents and Who Do Not File Tax Returns to Receive $500 Per Child Payment

People with Direct Express debit cards who enter information at the IRS’s website should complete all of the mandatory questions, but they may leave the bank account information section blank as Treasury already has their Direct Express information on file.

Additionally, any new beneficiaries since January 1, 2020, of either Social Security or SSI benefits, who did not file a tax return for 2018 or 2019, will also need to go to the IRS’s Non-Filers website to enter their information as they will not receive automatic payments from Treasury.

Click here to view the IRS press release about this important issue.

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Andrew Saul, Commissioner, Social Security Administration

Commissioner of Social Security Administration (June 17, 2019 - July 9, 2021)

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  1. Faith L.

    I am on SSI it is very important to me my local government thankful for the help please email me.

  2. TracY M.

    I am on SSI… And I haven’t got my check I know some people who are on SSI and have got their check this is not right there are people struggling out here…. I am in the worst situation right now…. I’m in desperate need of assistance and nobody will help I have six people living in my home why does my daughter with her family two children her husband the other is just my boyfriend’s friend right now everybody in here is struggling my boy friend was really really sick he has not worked for three to four weeks he got put on employment but we are yet to receive the first unemployment check I have been trying to buy my house in the last 3 weeks I have exhausted all my resources because my furnace broke I had to put $500 into it when it was all said and done it did not work then on top of not having no heat my plumbing went out and is backing up all over the place as of 2 days ago! No one well help I’ve tried calling everywhere the IRS my local government my local county offices no one seems to care if anybody knows anyting how to get help please feel free to email me at
    tracymarrero06@gmail.com
    Thank you and God bless everybody!

    • peter

      Get a new boilier and be sure its a becket motor probly the blow tube is coke up on the flange, as for the tube clean it so the eye can see the points to start up, back up problems try a snake in the hole, kids always throw things down the hole, your trying to buy a fixer upper you should had a substantial money on hand for things to happen, like if a new roof ?

      • peter

        P.s. furnace run the same WAY, becket motor’s. Same as i said about boilers before any attempt remove the fireautomatic. before fixing anything

        • peter

          Im sorry you need help yourself first and your bf that’s it ! What charity you running ? I’ll send more over

  3. Kim M.

    I’m on SSI how come I didn’t get my stimulus check yet

    • damn t.

      r u fuckin reetardid lik wher my chck at?

      ASSHOLE SSI DOESN’T GET IT UNTIL MAY NOW FUCK OFF

    • Dolores'HILL

      Because they said we might get it in the mail now so look out for your mail to still check your card!! some people on SSI got paper check already

    • Vonda V.

      Hi Kim, thank you for your question. Social Security retirement, survivors, or disability beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who do not have qualifying children under age 17 do not need to take any action with the IRS. You will automatically receive your $1,200 economic impact payment directly from the IRS. You should receive the automatic payments by direct deposit, Direct Express debit card, or by paper check, just as you would normally receive your Social Security benefits. Treasury expects automatic payments for Social Security beneficiaries no later than the end of April and automatic payments for SSI recipients no later than early May. We hope this helps.

  4. mrL

    this is bs no check and 6 weeks from now basically usesless most all my money is all used on rent i get no housing or fs so right now im baf the whole point i thought was get economy goin the people that scam tsxes even some thatvwork have gotten they majke it eorse i predict alot of crime earthquakesvetc cominn soon

  5. Raymond

    I’m an ex convict who served his time and repaid his dept to society. What’s the word on felons who receive ss retirement concerning stimulus payments?

    • ken

      Raymond if you are getting some type of social security, no matter what you have done, if you are out you are entitled.

  6. bry

    https://www.propublica.org/article/millions-of-people-face-stimulus-check-delays-for-a-strange-reason-they-are-poor

  7. C

    Hello, I get SSDI and I have direct deposit. I don’t see any dates on when people who gets SSDI will get their stimulus check. I thought IRS was creating a tool for people who are on SSA, SSDI and SSI and Veterans to check on their stimulus. There’s still no tool inbox created to input our information.Thank you.

    • Kimberly W.

      So how are we going to know when or if we are getting it there’s no way for us to know do we just keep calling our cards

    • Vonda V.

      Hi C, thank you for your question. Treasury, not Social Security, will be making automatic Economic Income Payments to eligible people. Unfortunately, we do not have information about the exact schedule for these payments. Treasury anticipates these payments to go out to Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries starting around the end of April and to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients starting in early May. Continue to check the irs.gov/coronavirus page for updates.

  8. Anastacia L.

    I am wondering why when u have older dependent children u dont get the 500 for them and if the apply they get rejected due to being g dependent Shouldn’t u get 500 for each or they get 1200 each one or the other. I didn’t get money for them when I filed either

  9. Laura

    How do you spell it I’m just curious

    • Dolores'HILL

      Maybe or paper check

  10. peter

    People try and seach this on the web , input these words (( update social security stimulus payments ) and see if you can find all the state’s that have been paid out as if now Fri 24th ? There probably sitting in your account waiting to be process onto direct express cards or into bank accounts or some other form as well i think i saw billions have been sent out as of today all be well.n safe and good luck adios

    • Kimberly W.

      So IAM on SSI does that mean that the money will be put on my SSI card where I get my mouthly payment

      • peter

        Yes

    • Cliff

      You are full of B—Shit. The non filers won’t be getting a payment via direct deposit. If go to the IRS site, they send you to a IRS-1040 form to be filled.

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