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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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Comments

  1. Elizabeth K.

    Hi I’m on SSDi And my husband is on SSI and I filled jointly and but we have not received any update on our Stimulus check it keeps saying it’s processing

  2. Shelia H.

    This is not about social security. I filed taxes and got them back already so I had been waiting for my stimulus check to be deposited but it hasn’t so I went to the website and put my information in and it said my check was mailed to my address on May 8th but I still haven’t recieved it can someone help answer the question of why I haven’t gotten it yet?

    • Billy

      You haven’t received it yet because it was “mailed”, so the USPS presently has possession. Duh.

    • V.V.

      Hi Shelia, thank you for using our blog. It is Treasury, not Social Security, that will be making the automatic Economic Income Payments to eligible people. You may find the IRS Get My Payment Frequently Asked Questions web page helpful.

  3. Wanda M.

    I don’t believe one word about stimulus check until mine gets deposited. There’s no reason they give that fits my situation. Mine should have gotten deposited on the 13th. No more excuses. And it’s sad when people haven’t even received their 1st check and they’re voting on the 2nd one.

  4. matthew d.

    Cbs news says ssdi should have already got the deposits. Yea right

  5. Ron

    Oh well, it’s Thursday May 14th and still can’t get information from the IRS portal, and still no deposit. I’m SSDI, and along with disabled veterans apparently under the present administration second class citizens. This country sure has changed.

  6. Brandance J.

    What happens if you still haven’t gotten your $1,200 and your on disability and youve tried checking everything on the irs site and cant get any answers. But everyone you know who is on some form of disability has gotten theres?

    • Jill H.

      What happens? You sit back and “wonder” why you got screwed like the rest of us … THAT’S what happens.

  7. Michelle E.

    I am on disability but my husband is not on disability can anybody help me to get his stimulus check

    • S

      He has to fill out the non filers form on the IRS website

  8. Michelle E.

    My husband didn’t get his stimulus check but I got mine stimulus check and it won’t let him file for it

  9. Efrain R.

    I receive Social Security Disability , also direct deposit and still have not received my stimulus payment, I read from SSA that on May 2020 to get the payment it is that true, Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

    • Marion m.

      Im on social security and my rep payee is an illigal immigrant will i still get a stimulas payment

  10. Cheryl S.

    When willthose on ssdi get stimulus …i get my ssdi on direct express card

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