COVID-19, General, SSI

Commissioner of Social Security Shares Update about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for Beneficiaries

April 3, 2020 • By

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Last Updated: February 21, 2023

“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.”

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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. Latasha D.

    When will my economic payment be available and how is it gonna arrive direct deposit or mail

  2. Latoya G.

    My daughter is 19 . She a full time and goes to college on a scholarship. I’m disabled so she has a full ride. I can’t contribute to her college because my money barely pays my bills. I don’t file taxes so she isn’t claimed as a dependent. She keeps asking about her money. Will she get a check? Also she has never worked. Her scholarship is half academic and athletic. She runs track

    • Vonda V.

      Hi Latoya, 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. If you are unable to find the answer, call the IRS hotline at 1-800-919-9835. Thanks!

  3. Daryl w.

    Hello this is Daryl Weaver and I’m about sick of thisI have contacted everyone you can imagine I have pictures of these people talking about my family and my ex and her friend Alex proving that they’re sending links to my phone and when you click on a text message it attaches to your phone links to my camera I don’t know what Y they have to play with me for this long I work every day and my sister doesn’t she plays games with my mother like she has nothing to do with this but if been Complaining to the sheriffs office in Livingston parish in ascension parish so I hope they still have the records if anything ever happens or goes down thank you and Y’all have a nice day

    • Latoya G.

      What do this have to do with social security? You’re all over the place . Where are your children ? Or someone in your family to see you what’s going on? Are these your neighbors?

  4. Liz c.

    What about people on ssi with no payee, we still havent recieved ours

  5. Piedad H.

    I received my SSA-1099 but I reside in the Dominican Republic will I also get EIP

  6. Ronda C.

    Final seen that we was getting a deposit but the issue we having now with the bank is The irs is not putting the checks in Payee name and just putting it in the dependent name and now the bank is resending it back because the Irs should have listed the payee and the dependent name as well pleae let me know what can I do to correct this….

  7. GUY M.

    Hello my name is GUY MOSLEY JR and i have not received my SSDI. STIMULUS CHECK i have an CITIZENS BANK ACCOUNT that my SSDI is deposited into every month my GMAIL ACCOUNT is guysparks02@gmail.com my SOCIALSECURITY NUMBER will be given as requested if needed in a follow up requireing STIMULUS CHECK. Approval which i qualify for thank you

  8. Jose S.

    Thankyou. J.S.

  9. Thomas C.

    What about my stimulus money. I receive social security disability. I have no qualifying children at home. I’m not required to pay taxes. I do not have a reprasentitive payee. The update says recipients on ssi and social security that have payers. What about the rest of us

  10. Mary L.

    I am a SSA recipient; am not required to file income tax and did not file 2018 or 2019. I have been receiving SSA payments for at least 9 years at the same bank account. I have STILL not received my Stimulus Payment via Direct Deposit. Several friends and family members received their payments at the end of April. PLEASE ADVISE. Thank you

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