Act Now – Go to IRS.gov – A Message from Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul
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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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matthew d.
My post just disappeared? Strange
peter
Why is that strange? Do we own this. Post ? Do we control this post?
matthew d.
If you owe child support or medical bills or other debt. Wouldn’t they already be garnishing your benefits?
Samuel F.
Where’s my check.
peter
Benefits cant be touch or garnish , but if someone gets anything extra other than benefits can be garnish thats the law . and if you dont belive me look it up about garnishment of ?
peter
And just one other thing a person i knew on ssi he had to pay 100.00 per month for child support, they just took it out from his benefits till the day he died. And he did die at 51 years old
Heidi D.
Would be nice if I knew something or somewhere I could find my status. I am on ssdi
MAry F.
I’m on SS and VA disability.Did not file taxes did not make enough money
When should I receive my check. Thank you.
Adeline l.
I tried to get my stimulus status and it keeps saying that there is Ithe information that I used don’t mach I’m disability but have not got my check yet I don’t understand why a bill collector can get it if this for people that really need it
Maureen
I’m about the same as you 2, I cant get ANY answers, they say its coming automatically, but the also say to fill different slots with banking info., and then saying DONT do anything if your on disability . Please let me know if you hear anything, also good luck
Peter O.
I filed my 2018 return because I have a tenant but didn’t receive enough in rent to go exceed my exemption. So I neither owed money nor was I due a refund. How do I correctly answer this on the Get My Payment page where I let IRS know my bank info?
Michael. B.
I been on ssa for about four years I could not.mske but a little money buy now I am at full retirement I had a job , but they fixed the hiring for a little while what should I do
Anthony S.
How is it justified that medical billing and financial institutions be allowed to take said money ( Stimulas payment ) from individuals who solely rely on ssi, ssdi income ? Oh and by the way I’m still waiting on this ” extra help ” which probably will never come anyway.
Lyn
They said no one can dip into your stimulus money. Not even student loans or IRS back taxes.You get it all unless you owe child support.
peter
Haha your wrong on that if someone has a court judgement from some sort of bill , those people can garnish it because of past judgement before the stimulus ever started
Jessica P.
people have said that medical bill collectors can take it.
peter
They also said a lot of many many other things , like a true politic all words n all lies
Joe e.
So I’m on SS and wife is on disability and we have not received money yet, we filed taxes in 2018 with no refund and haven’t filed for 2019, when can we expect our money?
Maureen
I’m about the same as you 2, I cant get ANY answers, they say its coming automatically, but the also say to fill different slots with banking info., and then saying DONT do anything if your on disability . Please let me know if you hear anything, also good luck
RORY
So I worked in 2019 up until I retired at the end of November I started receiving retirement benefits in January 2020 and I already filed my 2019 taxes and received a refund I received my tax refund in a paper check my retirement benefits come direct deposit will I receive my stimulus money as a paper check or will it come direct deposit