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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Pradeep
i am getting stimulus check soon
yala srilanka
Andrew
I accedently did non fillers account and Im a individual that gets SSD.Should I do anything to try to erase that now.I did not know I should not use it.It sounds like anyone that didnt fille taxes should use it.Its May 9th and nothing is even showing on Get My Payment.
William
I did the same thing with the nonfiler. I’m receive both SSDI and SSI. its May12 and I still am not able to get anything other than”payment status not available”….
Disfugured. H.
Its bullshit y r u penalizing people with payee. Thats discrimination u irs and treasury need to be sued. I wood say half people on it have payee. In rare cases fraud happens and we dont. No if thats reason its just an easy way to screw bout half your program out of money thats ares. And i had to go to youtube to find this ur using this fony covid thing to milk shit have u seen the protests etc. At a time we so bad need the money. Then i heard ssdi wont. Get it all.
Tonia J.
I am a dependent on my child’s return. I receive SSDI and did not get a stimulus payment. However, I know others in my situation who are also dependents on a return who did get the payment. Why have I not gotten the payment?
V.V.
Hi Tonia, 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!
Phyllis
My payment where is it
Richard M.
i filed jointly with wife on 2019 taxes i am getting stimulus check soon i am on social security disability will i get a stimulus payment as well if so when is that going in
V.V.
Hi Richard, 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.
Rita L.
I am wondering about my mother that is in a nursing home, but still has to pay life insurance payments, will get the stimulus check to help her out. She only gets 45.00 a month out of her check, because the home takes the rest for her living there. Her 45.00 does not cover the insurance payments, I pay them most of the time (daughter) I have been off work with no pay for 2 months, more to come, and it is getting hard for me to pay them. It would sure help us if she got one. I saw somewhere, you need a work available social security number, but SS disability people are getting them, and they are not work available. I am just wondering if she will get one, and I hope so. Thank you for any help.
V.V.
Hi Rita, 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!
Annette K.
What if we started receiving social security retirement benefits via direct deposit in Y2020? Will we automatically receive an economic stimulus payment?
V.V.
Hi Annette, 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, check out the step-by-step instructions on the Social Security and Coronavirus web page.
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
Disfugured. H.
So ssi people mite get it on 13th if u dont have payee if u got payee like alot of us ur basically penalized for it being u have to fill forms etc no way to get them cause fony covid thing and by way it tells u to quarantined. Till they say. And then it said. Ssdi people willl not get it period. With no explanation % all 3 need to be sued for discrimation.