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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Joe B.
Question: If the SSA appoints a payee for someone with SSI, do they have authority to withhold this stimulus funds since it is deposited into the SSI account of record?
Kari
Why cant I get a answer why are people getting checks that have the direct express card when you say on this site that it would go on our cards? I have no bank account and no way to cash a check it even says same way as monthly benifits can I get a straight answer please? I’m on ssdi if I’m sent a check I am screwed. At least they should send us a prepaid debit card like Mnuchin said.
Deborah W.
My minor child receives SSDI (survivor money) that comes in their name. I am his soul provider and have been his whole life but last year I ran into a family crisis and my child spent the year with someone else so I allowed them to claim my child. Will I still receive his stimulus through the way I receive his social security or will the person who claimed him last year get his stimulus money in their direct deposit account?
V.V.
Hi Deborah, 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!
Ray
Special alert for benefit recipients who don’t file a tax return and have dependents
IR-2020-76, April 20, 2020
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued a special alert for several groups of federal benefit recipients to act by this Wednesday, April 22, if they didn’t file a tax return in 2018 or 2019 and have dependents so they can quickly receive the full amount of their Economic Impact Payment.
Their $1,200 payments will be issued soon and, in order to add the $500 per eligible child amount to these payments, the IRS needs the dependent information before the payments are issued. Otherwise, their payment at this time will be $1,200 and, by law, the additional $500 per eligible child amount would be paid in association with a return filing for tax year 2020.
Following extensive work by the IRS and other government agencies, $1,200 automatic payments will be starting soon for those receiving Social Security retirement, survivor or disability benefits (SSDI), Railroad Retirement benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Veterans Affairs beneficiaries who didn’t file a tax return in the last two years. No action is needed by these groups; they will automatically receive their $1,200 payment.
For those benefit recipients with children who aren’t required to file a tax return, an extra step is needed to quickly add $500 per eligible child onto their automatic payment of $1,200.
For people in these groups who have a qualifying child and didn’t file a 2018 or 2019 tax return, they have a limited window to register to have $500 per eligible child added automatically to their soon-to-be-received $1,200 Economic Impact Payment. A quick trip to a special non-filer tool on IRS.gov by noon Eastern time, Wednesday, April 22, for some of these groups may help put all of their eligible Economic Income Payment into a single payment.
“We want to ‘Plus $500’ these recipients with children so they can get their maximum Economic Impact Payment of $1,200 plus $500 for each eligible child as quickly as possible,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. “They’ll get $1,200 automatically, but they need to act quickly and register at IRS.gov to get the extra $500 per child added to their payment. These groups don’t normally have a return filing obligation and may not realize they qualify for a larger payment. We’re asking people and organizations throughout the country to share this information widely and help the IRS with the Plus $500 Push.”
To help spread the word to recipients with children about this special “Plus $500 Push,” the IRS has additional material available on a special partners page that can be shared with friends, family members and community groups. This effort will focus on the initial April 22 deadline and continue this spring to reach as many people as possible since the child payments will continue to be made in the weeks and months ahead.
Have a child but don’t file a tax return? Visit IRS.gov now
Those receiving federal benefits – including Social Security retirement, survivor or disability benefits (SSDI), Railroad Retirement benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Veterans Administration benefits – who have with children and who weren’t required file a tax return in 2018 or 2019 should visit the Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here tool on IRS.gov. By quickly taking steps to enter information on the IRS website about them and their qualifying children, they can receive the $500 per dependent child payment automatically in addition to their $1,200 individual payment. Otherwise, their payment at this time will be $1,200 and, by law, the additional $500 per eligible child amount would be paid in association with a return filing for tax year 2020.
First window affects SSA/RRB recipients with children; SSI and VA recipients have slightly more time to add $500 to automatic payments
For certain SSA / RRB beneficiaries who don’t normally file a tax return and do not register with the IRS by April 22, they will still be eligible to receive the separate payment of $500 per qualifying child. For those who miss the April 22 deadline, their payment at this time will be $1,200 and, by law, the additional $500 per eligible child amount would be paid in association with a return filing for tax year 2020. They will not be eligible to use the Non-Filer tool to add eligible children once their $1,200 payment has been issued.
SSI and VA beneficiaries have some additional time beyond April 22 to add their children since their $1,200 automatic payments will be made at a later date. SSI recipients will receive their automatic payments in early May, and the VA payment schedule for beneficiaries who receive Compensation and Pension (C&P) benefit payments is still being determined. If they have children and aren’t required to file a tax return, both groups are urged to use the Non-Filer tool as soon as possible. Once their $1,200 payment has been issued, they will not be eligible to use the Non-Filer tool to add eligible children. Their payment will be $1,200 and, by law, the additional $500 per eligible child amount would be paid in association with a return filing for tax year 2020.
No action needed by most taxpayers
The Treasury Department will make these automatic payments to SSA, SSI, RRB and VA recipients. Recipients will generally receive the automatic $1,200 payments by direct deposit, Direct Express debit card or by paper check, just as they would normally receive their benefits.
For information about Social Security retirement, survivors and disability insurance beneficiaries, please visit the SSA website at SSA.gov. For more information related to veterans and their beneficiaries who receive Compensation and Pension (C&P) benefit payments from VA, please visit VA.gov.
General IRS information about the Economic Impact Payments is available on a special section of IRS.gov.
Watch out for scams related to Economic Impact Payments
The IRS urges taxpayers to be on the lookout for scams related to the Economic Impact Payments. There is no fee required to receive these payments.
Brenda
But when the hell will we get it? Every one around me has got theirs and I’m still waiting. The website is of no use. IRS can’t stick their fingers in their ass with both hands
James C.
I am on SSDI and SSI when I check my status on the IRS tracking tool it still says no info avilable yet many say I should get my funds between the 17th and the 24th of april.Can anyone tell me what the acc truth.
George C.
James, it depends on your adjusted gross income. If you take in under ten grand a year, you’ll get paid tomorrow. Friday. If you take in ten to twenty grand a year, you’ll get paid next Friday. They all share info, IRS, SSA, etc., so if you have direct deposit of your SSDI payments, you’ll get your 1200 in that account. Read previous posts, I had posted the entire payment schedule that I copied from a government hub website, and i double and triple checked that info with a few other sources. Try reading all the previous posts on here and most of your questions can be answered since millions of us have been yapping away here waiting for our loot. 😉
James C.
thank you this whole thing is a mess I will be so glad when this is over,I live with my girlfriend who is also on SSDI do they count our income as one or is it seprate due to the fact we are not married.
George C.
I’m in same position both on ssdi and we both will get the full 1200. If you were married it would be 2400 for both, so same amount. Since your single, your income should be lower, like in my case, so we should be getting our “loot” in the next week or two. They are paying out every Friday, income levels up to 10 grand get paid April 24th, up to 20 grand paid May 1st, then up to 30 grand the following Friday, till everyone gets paid. 🙂
Shaster
I really think people do not know how to read thoroughly and get only certain information wrong!! I just read over up above and have been keeping track of what is gong on when it comes to the stimulus checks. IRS does have complete info on who gets what and also how to use there filing system. In the mean time, for a fact on different sites as well as IRS. imake sure you read this carefully for those that don’t read thoroughly)– IRS: “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”. Now if you didn’t work and my husband draws Social Security Disability and receives the SSA-1099 form and will get a check we have auto deposit and the stimulus check will receive the same way. That form iSSA-1099 is sent to all those that draw Social Security at the end of each year. Make sure you click on the links for more information, IRS put up multiple links and explanation on who can use which links and how to use them. It takes reading. please get your information correct. Here is the link to go to https://www.irs.gov/ (copy and paste into your browser).
George C.
Thumbs Up, Shaster! Great post. 🙂
Martin T.
Okay, so….. So I am on SSI, I did what they said.. I went to the website, I filed a form with TurboTax … My wife and I filed Jointly. We then put my child as a dependent, she is 5…. Today we recieved $2,400 and not the other $500 for my child. This system is so badly broken. I don’t care if it is flooded, it’s broken. I am so confused about how they could even miss my child. She is 100% eligible. Any ideas on what to do?
S
You have to wait..15 days after you get your payment you are supposed to get a letter in the mail from the IRS. If your payment is incorrect you are supposed to fill something out and send it in. If not you have to wait for next year when you file taxes to get that money back.
Kari
Someone posted on twitter there on ssdi and got a check in the mail today old was supposed to go on direct express card. They did not file taxes and claim no kids. Thought it was going on our direct express card now I feel sick to my stomach cause I can’t cash a check if that’s the way I get it. They should know we use direct express so were we lied to? They even posted a pic of the check.
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Tina
I am a disabled dependent with no income and unable to work. My disability hearing has to be postponed due to covid. I am helping my elderly parents and a son in school. I have medical bills I need to pay, credit collectors calling. My financial situation has definetely been made worse due to covid. Why am I and so many others being left out? I pay taxes. I am an American . But I don’t get any help. I am nearly broke. I need help too! Why are so many that need help being left out while money is given out to those that don’t need it?
Kathy C.
Well I’m on SSI can’t work just had major back surgery and I can’t afford groceries and I can’t afford to pay my three dollar co-pays have reached up to 70 something dollars so I know how everybody’s feeling God bless us all and watch over us