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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. Ivette g.

    I receive SSDI and don’t file taxes . I still provided my bank direct deposit information a week ago and it was accepted by it’s tool. May 8th, I still have not received my stimulus money $1200. I check for status in get my payment tool daily and it says there’s no information. When will I expect the payment???

  2. Michelle V.

    I am on SSI. I have not recieved my EIP! I HAVE DIRECT EXPRESS AND I NEED MY EIP! WHEN!?? WHAT DAY???? THIS IS REDICULOUS! I HAVE NO ONE TO HELP ME! I HAVE NOTHING! I GAVE TRIBLE WITH GOING ON SITES BECAUSE OF MY LOBE DAMAGE! I AM SI FRUSTRATED! OTHERS HAVE GOTTEN THEIR MONEY!!!! WHERE IS MY MONEY????? I don’t even know how to open a PDF file!

  3. Angela M.

    They don’t care about us the more of us that die the less they have to pay. So i am not expecting one. Just like he said this virus is a hoax so is this stimulus. The others got theres but all we here is soon.

    • Disfugured. H.

      Totally agree ur dam rigght its hoax keeop us contained to start nwo im hopin riots of violence start

  4. Phil

    I just wanna know if me and my girlfriend are gonna get a stimulus check we are both on ssi we’ve been on social security since 2004 and if we do how would we know if we quilfy…

    • V.V.

      Hi Phil, thank you for your question. Please visit the IRS Economic Impact Payments Information Center to answer your questions about eligibility, payment amounts, what to expect, when to expect it and more. Hope this helps!

  5. thanh t.

    hi my name is thanh truong iam ssi receive and i would like to ask question when the stimulus check go into direct deposit account, thank you

  6. JUDY H.

    I’M ON SOCIAL SECURITY RECEIVED BY ELECTRONIC DEPOSITS. HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY STIMULUS MONEY!!!

  7. KAY W.

    I receive my social security by bank deposit & filed 2018 & 2019 taxes with refund applied to this years quarterly taxes. IRS.gov msg: You are eligible but we do not have enough information for deposit at this time. Should I enter my deposit information with IRS.gov website??? Or would doing that cause a glitch and slow my payment even more??

    • V.V.

      Hi Kay, thank you for using our blog. The Internal Revenue Service, which is part of the Department of Treasury, will be making Economic Income Payments to eligible people. Therefore, we do not have a schedule of these payments. You may find the IRS Get My Payment Frequently Asked Questions web page helpful.

      • Angela M.

        The website and phone for irs are a joke. They give no time of when or if we will get a check just say soon. Soon could be a year from now. We are pretty much the last to recieve it. you put your info in and it says not available at this time. I personally think they waiting to see how many of us die so they don’t have to send them. The more seniors and handicapped that die the better they are less in social security, medicare, medicaid. They care less like our payment every year not even covering expensis of the costs that go up every year. Almost every bill goes up but the amount i get don’t cover half of them. The taxes on the house are so high we going to have to sell because its just gotten to much. No body cares. Least of all the politicians that get big payments and big retirements for the rest of their lives. So no the irs page is a joke.

  8. Betty Q.

    I am still waiting for my stimulus check my name is Betty Quinn , on SSI, live in 1003 West 3rd Ave. Lexington, N.C. 27292 …. ph number is 336-365-1464

  9. Lillar H.

    Can you please tell me when will I get my stimulus check? And do I get one I’m on SSI. My name is Lillar Hayes my address is po box 524408 Bronx NY 10452. I have not yet received one phone number 347-805-3833..
    Thank you for your time.

    • V.V.

      Hi Lillar, 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. Continue to check the irs.gov/coronavirus page for updates.

  10. jerry f.

    MY WIFE AND I HAVE SUPPLEMENTAL SSI AND BOTH HAVE SSI DIRECT DEPOSIT. WE STILL HAVE NOT RECIEVED OUR COVID 19 CHECKS

    • Disfugured. H.

      Have inside word if u dont have payee u mite get it may13. If u have payee u mite not get it and have to file forms which can not be done cause of fony covid. Thing u must be shelteerd. In place they say we are still full quaratine there for no bodiess in offices. Ssdi. Wont get it period no explanation u just wont get it

      • Lisa

        What do you kean SSDI won’t get it period how you telling this do you got facts because some have already it’s ppl who has payees and we are getting them they will come just like our monthly benefits come to our payees so maybe unless you got proof you won’t be saying stuff instead get facts on SSA sight or irs site

        • Wyu

          Ya its fact there not putting them out there actually its on ss website they make it hard to find let me ask have u gotteb urs?

        • Wyu

          Its on ss site i hope im wrong have u gottenumn yours?

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