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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Joe
My wife filed a 2018 return (married, filing separately) and started receiving SS in 2019. She qualifies to receive a full payment of $1200. When she goes on the “Get My Payment” page, she is being told, as of 4/29/20, that “payment status unavailable.” What is the holdup?
Wanda
Has it been over a year since she started getting her benefits? My understanding is you have to have been receiving benefits more than a year
juana z.
You should act by May 5 if you:
receive SSI;
have one or more qualifying children under age 17; and
did not file a 2018 or 2019 tax return.
Additional Details:
Direct Express Card Holders: You may use the Non-Filer tool, but you will not receive your $1,200 payment on your Direct Express card. You will receive both your $1,200 payment and each child’s $500 payment on a non-Direct Express bank account you can provide, or by mail if you leave bank information empty.
For more information about the Economic Impact Payment, view Social Security Commissioner Saul’s recent blog post on the topic.
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anne
I paid 2018 taxes, have direct deposit for SS retirement benefits,qualify for stimulus check and I have gotten Zero dollars,no check no nothing! WHere is my money and WHEN will I receive 1200.00? I am very perturbed. There is NO info for people who follow ALL the rules!
Darren L.
I’m on straight disability no dependents got a direct Express card when will I get my stimulus my regular check is pending but not stimulus
Johnny F.
My wife and Myself are both on disability and neither of us have received the stimulus money yet. The where’s my payment app on IRS site still has no info on our payments and now say that the problem with not showing Social Security has been fixed? People we know have received their today, so when do we get ours?
Tabitha L.
Yes I receive benefits every first of the month!
And well am I supposed to receive stimulus money today going direct deposit or am not eligible!
Sean M.
They only deposited $234 I should have got the full 1200 I barely get 7 A month So check the scifi got a the pause it for a Rome that amount and tear count today I was told by my bank last night they were starting to deposit them at 6 o’clock this morning
Ronnie h.
29th no check I draw disability. Will it come sometime today or what’s going on
Sean M.
I just called my bank because there was a deposit made but it was all we $234 I thought those post be $1200 so check your account as it they pit $234 into your bank account today by Bate said they did at 6:00 a.m.
Sean M.
Check your bank account right now I’m an SSDI myself but they only gave me $234 I get other AI get little row 700 bucks about disability So suck with wrong but they pit to 34 say check your account
VERONICA R.
I got two daughters gets SSI i got a direct Express i didn’t got my money for let 1,200 and 500.00 per child
Levi
It must be nice to even get any of the money that they said they would give us, it’s April 29 and still nothing for me my next monthly benefit shows it is pending on my DirectExpress card but not my stimulus check
Jackie B.
Will my son on ssi get 1200 or 500?
Brandy
My husband is on SSI. I filled out the non filers form on April 10th. Today April 29th we got direct deposit for my husband and I but not our 2 kids. Was this a mistake on Their part? Will we still be getting the $1,000 extra soonish and not sometime next year? Thank you
Eric
Same happened to myself. I filled out non filers received the $2,400 for my wife and I. But got nothing for my two kids. It should have been $3,400 total but we only received $2,400 as well.
Lorraine P.
This happened to myself and my husband. We have permanent custody of our neice and 2 nephew’s. We filed taxes in 2018 and 2019. We were able to start claiming them in 2019. We got our 2400.00 already, but not the 1500.00 for the kids. The kids do received SS benefits from their mother. Will they be entitled to it? What do we have to do?