“I want to provide an update to people who receive benefits from the Social Security Administration.
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced on April 1 that Social Security beneficiaries who are not typically required to file tax returns will not need to file an abbreviated tax return to receive an economic impact payment. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will use the information on the Form SSA-1099 to generate $1,200 economic impact payments to Social Security beneficiaries who did not file tax returns in 2018 or 2019.
Treasury, not Social Security, will make automatic payments to Social Security beneficiaries. Beneficiaries will receive these payments by direct deposit or by paper check, just as they would normally receive their Social Security benefits.
For updates from the IRS, visit their web page.
Note for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipients:
We are working closely with Treasury to address outstanding questions about our SSI recipients in an attempt to make the issuance of economic impact payments as quick and efficient as possible. We realize people are concerned, and the IRS will provide additional information on their web page when available. Please note that we will not consider economic impact payments as income for SSI recipients, and the payments are excluded from resources for 12 months.
We will continue to update Social Security’s Coronavirus COVID-19 web page as further details become available.”
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I called direct express and my $1200 will be available April 30. But I used non- filer tool to claim $500 for my daughter. Had to open a bank account just to receive it. Will it be deposited to the bank later? Or maybe a paper check? Or did I just get screwed?
I called my direct Direct Express card and it says that my normal benefits is pending but it doesn’t say nothing about the stimulus checks if anybody is know about that
Will SSI recipients receive a second check?
You know… things could be worse… if Trump didn’t come up with this stimulus money for us, we would all be getting NOTHING. It might take time to get it, but at least we will be getting it, sooner or later. I have posted the schedule of payments over a dozen times, click on the Older Comments link down below all these comments, on left side of page. I’m on SSDI with Direct Express and mine is showing as pending and IRS says I’ll get it on April 29th. Read the previous posts on older comments pages and you’ll have a time frame on when you’ll get yours. There is no government agent sitting here answering every question, there is one employee that is on here sometimes but she’s not chained to a computer. Those of us that are answering questions are here only to try and help others, we are in the same boat you are. 🙂
I have direct deposit for disability benefits, i have no dependents if I have power of attorney over my husband do I need to file anything