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. Henry G.

    Anything to help me I will be very happy to recieve . Thank you very much
    In advance

  2. kendell e.

    when will we get the coronavirus money any date

  3. Sylvia

    Will we be receiving stimulus checks for June and July to make March and aprl for which did not receive benefits but still had debts and hardley any money I have no computer so text would be better. 4043147404. Thank you.

  4. Bonnie V.

    I receive ssa and get my payment on direct Express and I still haven’t received my stimulus payment ,can anyone tell me why?

  5. Marisela R.

    It is now May 4, 2020 and I haven’t received my stimulus check, and I have direct express. Now I’ve got friends who started getting their benefits long after I started receiving mine like years after, but they have already got their $1200.00. Where is mine???

  6. ted L.

    We have direct deposit for our social security checks. Will the stimulus check be deposited along with SS checks?

  7. Mike

    Can someone please have the decency to update us on individuals who qualify through SSDI, get 1099 SSA forms each year and have NOT received their EIP direct deposits?

    Just give us some hope here. According to some officials at the SSA we were suppose to receive these funds in our accounts by the end of April. Where did you all go?

    We deserve some clarity as to what’s going on.

  8. Michael

    It’s the 4th of May. When will I get my check?

  9. Josh

    Hello hi I just want to know when the people are receiving the government check for SSI thank you so much

    • Brenda

      DSi no children when I get my money

  10. Below t.

    They stole all the money back, gave themselves raises smfh

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