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Economic Impact Payments for People with a Rep Payee, and People Living in U.S. Territories

May 14, 2020 • By

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Last Updated: February 21, 2023

Social Security issued an update today about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments to certain groups of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries. Beneficiaries who have their regular monthly payments managed for them by another person, called a representative payee, will begin receiving their Economic Impact Payments from the IRS in late May.

Special rules apply to beneficiaries living in the U.S. territories: American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In general, the tax authority in each territory, not the IRS, will pay the Economic Impact Payment to eligible residents based on information the IRS will provide to the territories. It is anticipated that beneficiaries in the territories could begin receiving their Economic Impact Payment in early June.

“The Social Security Administration has been working with the IRS to provide the necessary information about Social Security and SSI beneficiaries in order to automate and expedite their Economic Impact Payments,” said Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security. “While millions of our beneficiaries have already received their Economic Impact Payments from the IRS, we continue to work hard for those beneficiaries who are awaiting their payment from the IRS.”

For additional information about payments to beneficiaries with representative payees, please visit our website.

For the territories, people should contact their local tax authority with questions about these payments. Please note their website may use the term “Economic Impact Payment” or “stimulus payment.”

The eligibility requirements and other information about the Economic Impact Payments can be found at the IRS’ Economic Impact Payment Information Center. In addition, please continue to visit the IRS Coronavirus web page for the latest information.

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Comments

  1. Randolph B.

    I have been on SSDI since 2003. I still have not received my stimilus check plus child support is owed to me and have not received that check either.

  2. Brian n.

    I get SSI and my mom claim me in20018 and she die in20018 on her taxes I stayed with her I ant got my stimus check yet want do l do

    • Sad

      You were claimed as a dependent, you are not eligible for a payment.

  3. James G.

    Having a payee can they still take stimulus for back child support

    • Sad

      Yes, if you owe back child support, you will not receive any stimulus.

    • V.V.

      Hi James, 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!

  4. Vanord E.

    I receive SSDI and retirement, I’ve still not received my stimulus money, social security has my direct express info, yet the get my payment tool, says they dont have all the info needed.

  5. Linda H.

    I was carry by my grandson will still receive stimulus check

    • V.V.

      Hi Linda, 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!

  6. Frank B.

    I WENT AND SETTLED IN COURT THAT I ONLY HAVE TO PAY $100 AND NOBODY CAN TAKE ANYTHING BUT A HUNDRED DOLLARS FROM ME WILL I STILL BE ABLE TO GET A STIMULUS CHECK

    • V.V.

      Hi Frank, 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!

  7. Hartmy w.

    Im on ssi disability im 36 years old i applied for the pandemic unemployment assistance will my benefits be affected if i don’t report it

    • V.V.

      Hi Hartmy, thanks for using our blog to ask your question. If you’re receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment insurance benefits are considered unearned income. If you, your spouse, or a child living in your household have any income other than your Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment, including unemployment insurance benefits, you must tell us.

      To learn more about SSI and how income affects your payment, check out What You Need to Know When You Get Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

  8. David E.

    I am not ssi recipient but i was suppose to have recieved my. Mailed check on April 27 2020 but havnt recieved it

  9. Tanya J.

    I’m on ssdi and haven’t recieved my check yet. I know people who has but there is a lot of us that haven’t gotten it yet. What is really going on. Pls help. Bill’s. Bill’s and more Bill’s. Very depressing

  10. SherRita F.

    Your get my payment tool is no help at all. For NON Filers there is no help for us to find out where our stimulus check is. The IRS should have created several tools so you would be able to track your check.

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