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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. valentina

    So do children under age 16 receiving ssi benefits automatically receive a eip also

    • June b.

      I receive ssi on direct express I have no pending payment when should it come

  2. Marshall H.

    Would like to know why I haven’t got my stulms payment I have been getting my ssi for years with dreictexpress so why are they saying not enough information please help me with this matter thank you for your time

    • Wyu

      When is eip forms or stimulous being sent to my payee dammit. Y u trying to screw us out of STIMULUS it was set up for poorest of pooor that stupid irs check status tool still. Broke. Ur tryin to use anybody with payee as reason to not pay. Im soon gonna be to be talking to attorneys bout. A discrimination. Suit. About that and stealing that money to give urself a raise. And fund trumps reelection

    • V.V.

      Hi Marshall, thank you for using our blog. The Internal Revenue Service, which is part of the Department of Treasury, will be making Economic Income Payments to eligible people. Therefore, we do not have a schedule of these payments. You may find the IRS Get My Payment Frequently Asked Questions web page helpful.

  3. val

    So do children under age 16 receiving ssi benefits automatically receive a eip also

    • V.V.

      Hi Val, thank you for your question. The Internal Revenue Service, which is part of the Department of Treasury, will be making Economic Income Payments to eligible people. To help you quickly and easily determine whether you need to take any action to receive your Economic Impact Payment, or a payment for your qualifying child, check out the step-by-step instructions on the Social Security and Coronavirus web page.

  4. LM

    Is a homeless person eligible for the stimulus money?

    • V.V.

      Hi LM, 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!

  5. JOEL S.

    I did not get my impact stimulus payment although it said it was deposited into my bank account. Ware is it

  6. danielle m.

    Thank you god its pending!!!

  7. Joan K.

    I have not received the $1200 Stimulus check and don’t know why. I receive my SS directly into my bank account monthly.

  8. Mr I.

    Are y’all happy now deposit waiting

  9. Terrance J.

    I have received a ssa-1099 I haven’t filed taxes for 2019 but the IRS doesn’t have any information on my economic payment. The IRS says I’m eligible! So why haven’t I received mine and everyone else has theirs???

  10. Travis

    I’m on ssi with a payee will I still get my stimulus payment and when

    • Melissa p.

      I’m same I have a payee and still no payment what’s going on with that

      • Labotamy c.

        Your screwed if u got payee using it as way to keepur money sayin u have to fill out numerous forms whivmch cant be done cause of fony covid and trll u to stay lockdown till yheuy say. Ssdi will not get petiod

      • Phyllis

        Where is Phyllis parmer payment

    • V.V.

      Hi Travis, thank you for using our blog. The Internal Revenue Service, which is part of the Department of Treasury, will be making Economic Income Payments to eligible people. To help you quickly and easily determine whether you need to take any action to receive your Economic Impact Payment, check out the step-by-step instructions on the Social Security and Coronavirus web page: https://www.ssa.gov/coronavirus/#anchorA. On that page, you will also find details about how the IRS will send economic impact payments to individuals that have a representative payee.

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