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. Mary v.

    I am a representative payee for someone. The card is in my name. Direct express. Will his payment go through the direct express account with my name on this card?

  2. Danielle B.

    I have two daughters 3 years old but my mom has temporary custody and I receive ssdi benefits. Do I need to fill out the non fillers form for the $500 per kid? Please help thanks in advance
    Also I meet the requirements to get the $1200 check but it’s still not pending in my direct express account but my regular monthly payment is pending. Anybody know why? Please help thanks

    • Peter

      Nobody knows why , its nothing but a mess , its up to social security to send our info to the Treasury and they do there thing, and that is nothing if i dont get it i be calling my state representative and bitch them.out for this screw up excuse my french but thats how i feel and believe me i am

  3. danielle m.

    I have two daughters both 3 years old but my mom has temporary custody and I receive ssdi benefits do I have to use the filing application or no? And why is some people with ssdi have the $1200 already pending in thier account but I don’t? I meet the requirements…..please help. I’m scared wheres my check??

  4. charlene d.

    i have direct deposit from bancrop bank will that check into that

    • Angela

      I receive ssdi and have a direct express card. My payment is still not pending. Anyone else having this problem?

      • Tiffany L.

        Yes and I hate it

        • Peter

          Same here too nothing pending ssdi

      • Peter

        I do not not in marriage tho ? Lol yes ssdi here no pending at all on direct express, no children no wife not being claim i just dont have any pending it is a high benefit for me tho still waiting here , i should be use to waiting after all these years

      • Brian R.

        yes mine aint showing a stimulus payment neither..starting to worry me…my ssd is pending but not the stimulus payment …can anyone let me know something please…

      • Brian R.

        yes mine aint posted on my card either…can someone help im starting to really worry….

  5. J f.

    not fair that dependent adults on ssi wont receive stimulus!

    • Archie C.

      Yes they will receive stimulus payments this week 29th or 30th of April

    • Archie C.

      SSI will get on April 29th or 30th

    • brian r.

      yes they will anybody can get these payments …unless you were claimed on someone elses tax return for 2019…

      • Maria Z.

        I am a dependent on my sons taxes .. He got a stimulus check of 1200 and I didn’t qualify.. I don’t think it’s fair

  6. Marcy B.

    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

    • Peter

      Married couples get 2400 it doesn’t matter if you try and do something or not do anything some people are not getting then some are ! If your lucky when they pull your name out of there bingo game ? Will it cone up

  7. George C.

    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. 🙂

    • Peter

      Trump didnt come up on this stimulus for people on social security, it was the Democrats , trump didn’t want to include social security, in fact he wants to eliminate people on social security, these are the hard facts its on you tube news and wall st. News cnn news get your facts correct

    • Kathy

      Not true. Maybe for you. Good for you though.

  8. Janice

    Will SSI recipients receive a second check?

    • Peter

      Are you serious? They cant even get out this one correctly and your asking for #2 i think we should worry about just the first one , and i dont think anything will be done till this one all out ! Think about that?

  9. Billie

    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

    • Tiffany L.

      Min said the same thing

      • Jay

        they said they don’t know when it will be sent on your d-express card , but they are sending stimulus out now and can be any day ! just keep checking … ty

  10. Robbie B.

    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?

    • Sarah

      You are not alone and there are a lot of other people on this blog saying they didn’t get the money for the dependants. I filled out the on filers form on April 10 with my bank info. I have the 1200 pending on my direct Express card but no $500 for my son. I’m not really sure what to do now but your not alone.

      • Bridget

        Same boat as well. Use the non-filers tool on the 12th and accepted by the IRS the same day to file my two dependents and that payment is not included in my stimulus payment that’s pending in my bank.

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