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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Beverly
I’m on rsdi… IRS is sending the social security administration the money.. so when we get paid we will get it on our card..@ end off may.. we just got to wait patiently…. We are still getting ours and yes they do direct deposit on direct Express. Ect.. hopefully next Friday.. when we get payed…. I hope this helps . And for the website MyPay tool.. it does not work for us they do not have our information in their system.that’s why they’re working with the social security administration office.. we will see it probably around our payment time.
Charles
Thank you so much for that, it eases my mind somewhat
Kari
Will ssdi still get there stimulus payment on the direct Express card ? That’s how I get my monthly psyment. And will it be deposited with our monthly benifit?
Harry E.
Are Social Security Benefits due to increase because uf Covid 19?
Julia B.
It’s the 24th no money yet. The payment schedule says on the 24th. They need to get this right.
Lissette R.
Will kids that receive ssi benefits get stimulus checks?
V.V.
Hi Lissette, 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!
Danielle B.
Where is our money? 🙁
V.V.
Hi Danielle, thank you for your question. Treasury, not Social Security, will be making automatic Economic Income Payments to eligible people. Unfortunately, we do not have information about the exact schedule for these payments. Treasury anticipates these payments to go out to Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries starting around the end of April and to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients starting in early May. Continue to check the irs.gov/coronavirus page for updates.
Renee
My husband is on ssi and ssd can u tell me when we will see our Stimulus package
George C.
READ THE PREVIOUS POSTS TO THIS SITE AND MOST QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED. CLICK THE LINK (BELOW ON LEFT SIDE OF PAGE) THE LINK READS “OLDER COMMENTS” These questions have been asked by others several times and have been answered several times. OLDER COMMENTS click that, and read that page, and then again, etc etc etc. Hope this helps you out. (ps: I’m waiting too)
Pat H.
We are on social security retirement.
IRS does not have our bank info…but social security deposits our checks each month into our bank account.
I understand our checks will be directly deposited to the account social security administration has on file. Is that true? When do we get our?
We need it badly.
Larry M.
I filed my 2019 taxes and had to pay. How will soc sec folks get the stimulus check if they receive soc sec but also have filed their 2019 taxes that the IRS is still processing? Thanks
V.V.
Hi Pat, thank you for your question. Treasury, not Social Security, will be making automatic Economic Income Payments to eligible people. Unfortunately, we do not have information about the exact schedule for these payments. Treasury anticipates these payments to go out to Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries starting around the end of April and to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients starting in early May. Continue to check the irs.gov/coronavirus page for updates.
Michael E.
I am on ssdi and have not received my check and it said somewhere that the Treasury Department was sending them for ssdi ssi automatically and if you don’t usually file taxes you don’t need to do anything. When I check the payment information portal on its.goc it says information not available. So I am just trying to get information on when we get our check. They said the low income people would get there’s first but I cannot get information on my check. Can anyone on here say where the to get information on my check
Thanks
Randy J.
I receive SSDI and don’t have to file taxes. I just received my monthly payment via direct deposit. Where or why haven’t I received my stimulus payment. There’s no way to ck. You say it’ll be automaticly deposited. Thank you.
June Z.
when will social security recipients be mailed their checks? I have heard for weeks that it will happen soon
When is soon? There should be a place flor us to find out!
Russell
I read the first week of May.
I as well have been needing it and waiting.. I read everything everyday and we’ll,
TIME WILL TELL
Becky B.
Yes! Exactly! I’m trying to find out for my mother but the the only information I’m getting is Payment Status Not Available
According to information that we have on file, we cannot determine your eligibility for a payment at this time.
Peri J.
I agree!
V.V.
Hi Randy, thank you for your question. Treasury, not Social Security, will be making automatic Economic Income Payments to eligible people. Unfortunately, we do not have information about the exact schedule for these payments. Treasury anticipates these payments to go out to Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries starting around the end of April and to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients starting in early May. Continue to check the irs.gov/coronavirus page for updates.