Commissioner of Social Security Shares Update about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for Beneficiaries
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“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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jay d.
to ssa and dont put up your response got to irs thing it doesnt answer anything
jay d.
to ssa please help i am on ssi i need my banking and routing numbers it says but comerica and direct express doesnt have them i have called both 5-6 times and both say thye dont have them so how can i file with irs when i dont have the numbers they need this is unreal man people in this world are getting dumber by the second i mean shouldnt the irs and tresury know people on ssi get direct express and dont have banking numbers u guys have to tell irs to come up with something better because people on ssi are screwed or is that what u guys were hoping for like in 2008 ,,,,,,
Janice
It will automatically go to your card according to this news. You don’t have to do anything.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/15/ssi-beneficiaries-will-get-coronavirus-stimulus-payments-automatically.html
Mark
When would the people that got SSA-1099 when would they get their money?
LisaG
Not all SSI recipients will receive a check. SSI recipients who are Qualifying Dependents will be excluded. This means if you are claimed as a dependent, or even if you aren’t but COULD be by someone else, you will be excluded.
SSI recipients are given sub-poverty level support, often forcing them into dependency, and then excluded because of it.
This is a stimulus bill. It is not that SSI dependents cannot stimulate the economy, but they are not allowed to. It is a deeply held (mis)belief by some that they are undeserving and must be excluded.
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Commissioner of Social Security Shares Update about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for Beneficiaries
Posted on April 3, 2020 by Andrew Saul, Commissioner, Social Security Administration
“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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Patricia D.
I have not worked in two years-when i turned 70 i applied for soc security and have been receiving my monthly ck on third weds of month since-today i called my bank and my soc sec payment was in there BUT NOT THE 1200 STIM CK. ????????????????????????????????????? ALSO, i was told when i applied for soc sec that my amt was much smaller than it should have been due to they had to change their algorithms due to all the illegal aliens getting medicaid and ssi and all the trafficked children’s cayotes getting 2k a month plus free rent free food, free med care, free school-i do not like them taking MY HARDEARNED MONEY to pay to abuse and buy and sell children to gay men who parade around their half dozen little boys and girls-grooming them in the park next door-IT IS SICKENING. So i do not understand what ssa is up to–the world seems to have gone quite insane-and i who have been self supporting for over 70 years believe i and those children deserve better than this.
Rachelle
can someone please answer this for me ive searched all over the internet for the answer and ive found nothing on the subject i receive ssd and ssi for my daughter who is disabled im the representative payee will i get the stimulus check for her and i
Favid
I just called comerica the girl gave me a number to call the direct expres quality assurance line. Thee money will be loaded onto direct express cards when TREASURY department says thatSSA can load the card they waiting on approval so we can blame it on the Treasury Department
David
Money. Will be loaded on direct express card when Treas department gives green lifht tiSSA. To do so. That is the right information to all concerned
nipper t.
since there is power in numbers why dont people jut forcce the president to make and anouncement to just say nobody will have to file any forms if you are getting social security or veterans disability call your legistlators and or presidents help line to clear up this miss information
Amanda B.
Hi, so my question is my husband receives ssi. Social security disability we are married I have a daughter (which is his step daughter) it has me and my daughter and his daughter (my step daughter) on his case as dependents. I do not work or file taxes. Will they send the stimulus money for my daughter and I with his or do I need to file something separately to receive my daughters and mine?? Please help so confused on what to do or not do?
Jeffery R.
i reciece disability any idea how long before we recieve our stimulus
David
For everybody with direct express card i called comerica and talk direct express quality assurance rep your stimus money be loaded with that money same ass your monthly benefits are the yreasury department has not toid SSI THEY LOAD IT YET SO BLAME EVERYTHINH ON TREASURY DEPARTMENR