New Guidance about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments
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“The Treasury Department launched a new web tool allowing quick registration for Economic Impact Payments for eligible individuals who do not normally file a tax return, and also announced that it would begin making automatic payments. However, for some people receiving benefits from the Social Security Administration—specifically those who have dependent children under the age of 17—it is to their advantage to go to this portal to ensure they also get the $500 per dependent Economic Impact Payment. I encourage them to do this as soon as possible, and want to provide the following details:
People who receive Social Security retirement, survivors, or disability insurance benefits and who did not file a tax return for 2018 or 2019 and who have qualifying children under age 17 should now go to the IRS’s webpage to enter their information instead of waiting for their automatic $1,200 Economic Impact Payment. By taking proactive steps to enter information on the IRS website about them and their qualifying children, they will also receive the $500 per dependent child payment in addition to their $1,200 individual payment. If Social Security beneficiaries in this group do not provide their information to the IRS soon, they will have to wait to receive their $500 per qualifying child.
The same new guidance also applies to SSI recipients, especially those who have qualifying children under age 17. To receive the full amount of the Economic Impact Payments you and your family are eligible for, go to the IRS’s Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info page and provide information about yourself and your qualifying children.
Additionally, any new beneficiaries since January 1, 2020, of either Social Security or SSI benefits, who did not file a tax return for 2018 or 2019, will also need to go to the IRS’s Non-Filers website to enter their information.
Lastly, for Social Security retirement, survivors, or disability beneficiaries who do not have qualifying children under age 17, you do not need to take any action with the IRS. You will automatically receive your $1,200 economic impact payment directly from the IRS as long as you received an SSA-1099 for 2019.
For SSI recipients who do not have qualifying children under age 17, we continue to work closely with Treasury in our efforts to make these payments automatically. Please note that we will not consider Economic Impact Payments as income for SSI recipients.
The eligibility requirements and other information about the Economic Impact Payments can be found at the IRS’s Coronavirus Tax Relief and Economic Impact Payments page. In addition, please continue to visit the IRS for the latest information.”
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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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Bree
I receive SSDI. I do not file taxes because I do not have enough income under SSDI. I received an SSA-1099 form in January. I do not have the same bank account that I did in January.. I updated my direct deposit information with the SSA in February so my March SSDI was deposited into the new account. My old account is now closed. Some things I have read seem to link the SSA-1099 form to where the stimulus checks will be deposited. Does anyone know if this is true or if they will simply deposit the check into the direct deposit account I currently have on file with the SSA? Thank you.
TurboTurd
Supposedly, in your circumstances, they use the one you currently have on file. The one your benefits are currently deposited in.
Renee A.
This is UPDATED, as of April 10th: For people who get SSI, you have to go to the IRS.gov website and use the NON-FILERS TOOL. It allows SSI BENEFICIARIES and NON-FILERS, to register for the stimulus payment. Enter your payment info and the IRS, will use this info to determine your eligibility and payment amount. Then, if eligible, they will send you an ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENT. After providing your info, you will not need to take any additional action. As far as the DIRECT EXPRESS account, it is, as we know, connected to Social Security, you should have received an SSA-1099 form in January. You DO NOT use it for the non-filers tool. It is a form, to let you and the IRS, know what you received for the past year. In other words, to report to the IRS on your TAX return, IF, you have to file. You only, get a routing and bank account number, when you FIRST apply for a Direct Express card. This, so Social Security knows where to send your benefits, some people have a second bank account, which they can use for the non-filers tool. Logically, since the stimulus payment is coming from the IRS and they have RECEIVED a copy also, I would believe, they will use that form to to send you a check, if you DO NOT have direct deposit. If you do, then the stimulus will be DIRECT DEPOSITED into your Direct Express Account. Your Express account, is connected to Social Security, who is connected, in some form, to the IRS. That is why the IRS website, is NOW saying SSDI recipients and some SSA, depending on their income, DO NOT have to do anything. If your income does not require you to file taxes, or you receive veterans’ disability compensation, pension, or survivor benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs, you need to submit information to the IRS to receive a stimulus payment.
TurboTurd
S.S.I. recipients who ONLY get S.S.I. still do NOT receive their stimulus funds on their Direct Express cards automatically. You are like the 50th person to get this wrong. Direct Express S.S.I. (exclusively) people do Not have 1099 forms, do Not have access to their account or routing info, and do Not automatically get their stimulus funds. If they file to get them instead of waiting for the I.R.S. to fix the situation they run the risk of having to wait for 5+ months to get a paper check. This is absurd and unreasonable because they need that money very badly and should not be forced to wait till almost next year to get it.
Logan
Please tell me where you got your ‘inside info’ on Direct Express routing numbers? The minute you said ‘I believe’ I knew you must be dreaming.
TurboTurd
Try reading. I’m done answering the same stupid question 10,000 times.
William M.
Does this money affect my VA Pension?
I haven’t heard anything about that.
Renee A.
No sir, it does not, as per the AARP website, the IRS.gov website and the Social Security website.
Amber K.
Do people on ssi have to file anything to get the 1,200 stumuls check I have a DirectExpress card I am really confused on what’s going on
TurboTurd
If you only receive S.S.I., you will not receive your stimulus funds automatically. Why is that simple concept so damn hard for people to understand? If you people would read all the comments and the entire article and the links provided, you would all fully comprehend the situation. So for those of you who are to lazy to be bothered to read, here is a link that simplifies the explanation. Read this. Share this. Try to educate yourselves more. This is beginning to get more than a little pathetic. I realize people are stressed, but that is no excuse for laziness. Read the link. Actually read it.
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2020/04/10/stimulus-checks-automatic-unless-ssi/28134/
Chelsey
What is your damn problem maybe its not a matter of laziness or just then inability to want to read. Perhaps there are most people who just simply can not understand or those that are confused ? Stop for a second and give that a thought or a piece of that overly aggressive and negative energy that you just unwarrantedly put into that comment. Like help or don’t but don’t be an ass life right now is painful enough without your nastiness. Thanks
TurboTurd
It is laziness. If people just took 5 seconds to read before posting the answers would be obvious. Anyone with the ability to type a coherent sentence is FULLY capable of comprehending what others have written. Stop playing devil’s advocate for people who are just lazy. Also, I don’t care what you think. I’ll call it how it is. Laziness. People are literally asking the exact same questions again and again and those questions have been repeatedly and thoroughly answered.
HOPE
I READ it yet since it doesnt even mention direct express cards, or what people on SSI should do or if and when and how they will get thier check, its UNDERSTANDABLE THAT PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED AND ASKING THAT SAME QUESTION!! ALSO- There are some people who, (like me) are on SSI AND SSDI! DOES THAT MEAN THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE THIER PAYMENT??? OR SHOULD THEY BE PUT DOWN FOR ASKING WHAT YOU CALL STUPID QUESTIONS? There are so many scared and confused people out there right now, NOT TO MENTION DISABLED & CANT ALL JUST AUTOMATICALLY UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING AS EASILY AS OTHERS, AND SHOULDNT BE DISCOURAGED FROM ASKING QUESTIONS OR LOOKING FOR HELP HERE- THATS WHAT THIS IS FOR!- AND DIDNT YOUR MAMA OR ANYONE EVER TELL YOU?- IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY, DONT BOTHER SAYING ANYTHING AT ALL?? REALLY, YOU DONT EVEN NEED TO KEEP COMMENTING ON HOW PEOPLES QUESTIONS ARE ANNOYING YOU AND CALLING THEM PATHETIC & LAZY FOR NOT READING AN ARTICLE THAT THEY MAY HAVE READ & JUST NOT UNDERSTOOD, OR ALL THE COMMENTS YOUUU SAY HAVE BEEN ANSWERED THOROUGHLYTHAT REALLY HAVENT BEEN- IT DOESNT HELP ANYONE TO BLAST NEGATIVITY ON HERE TO CONFUSED WORRIED PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT HELP- KEEP IT TO YOURSELF IF U JUST WANNA COMPLAIN ABOUT QUESTIONS BEING REPEATED OR YOU DONT LIKE PEOPLE WHO DONT UNDERSTANDTHINGS AS QUICK OR EASILY AS YOU- NOBODIES MAKING YOU READ THEM, OR POST BACK TO THEM.. JUST GO ELSEWHERE IF YOU DONT LIKE WHAT YOU SEE, TRY ONLY SPREADING HOPE, KINDNESS, SUPPORT, & UNDERSTANDING DURING THIS TIME, NOT NAME CALLING OTHERS TRYING TO TELL THEM THEY ARE STUPID, LAZY, OR PATHETIC,, BECAUSE THOSE ACTIONS ARE PATHETIC, YOU COULD BE CALLING A 85 YR OLD WOMAN LAZY!! JEEZ, STOP WITH NEGATIVITY- NOBODY NEEDS IT RIGHT NOW,
.. & PLEASE TAKE MY WORDS AS LOOKING OUT FOR ALL,,, IM NOT TRYING TO ADD TO ANY NEGATIVITY, JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT COPACETIC- BE SAFE & GODBLESS~
TurboTurd
Really don’t care what you think either, Hope. Lazy is lazy is lazy. If they had reading comprehension problems, they wouldn’t be posting on this site. They would be calling or emailing the social security administration directly, not engaging total strangers in dialogue. Nice rant though. ALL CAPS ARE CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL. lol
PS – I’m not your child. Don’t waste my time with your maternal nonsense. I don’t owe fealty to you and won’t bow down like a white knighting cuck just because you happen to be female. I call it how it is and if people are being lazy, I’ll call them on it. Don’t like it, then ignore it and move on. I don’t owe you any obedience like some beta, orbitting simp.
No S.
Who’da heck designed this site?
I’ve used many forums, web chat, video chat etc. programs even BBS & usenet well since Al Gore claimed to invent the Internet.
This site is right up there on the top rung of the stupid ladder.
V.V.
Hi Amber, thank you for your question. For SSI recipients, especially those who have qualifying children under age 17, to receive the full amount of the Economic Impact Payments that you and your family are eligible for, go to the IRS’s Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info page and provide information about yourself and your qualifying children. We hope this helps.
Logan
The newest comments are at the bottom. Sheesh. As I scroll and scroll and scroll, I ask myself ‘Am I stupid?’ I think not. Your checks are in the mail SSI people. If you were stupid like me, you would have filed a week and a half ago like I did. Why? Because stupid is as stupid does. I’ll let you know what I buy with it while y’all wait for miracles on your Direct Express. LOL
TurboTurd
If you only receive S.S.I., you will not receive your stimulus funds automatically. Why is that simple concept so damn hard for people to understand? If you people would read all the comments and the entire article and the links provided, you would all fully comprehend the situation. So for those of you who are to lazy to be bothered to read, here is a link that simplifies the explanation. Read this. Share this. Try to educate yourselves more. This is beginning to get more than a little pathetic. I realize people are stressed, but that is no excuse for laziness. Read the link. Actually read it.
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2020/04/10/stimulus-checks-automatic-unless-ssi/28134/
Randi
You really got it on your direct express card?
Juan P.
I HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THIS CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS PAYMENT UNFORTUNATELY IM SO CONFUSES I BEEN RECEIVING SSI PAYMENTS MONTHLY I HAVEN’T DONE TAXES IN YEARS NOW I DO HAVE KIDS BUT MY WIFE CLAIMED THEM NOW DO I STILL NEED TO FILE FOR THE STIMULUS PAYMENT OR ILL GET MY PAYMENT AUTOMATICALLY ON MY DIRECT DEPOSIT ACCOUNT CAN SOMEONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW OR POINT ME TO THE RIGHT DIRECTION THANK YOU GOD BLESS YOU STAY SAFE!
V.V.
Hi Juan, thank you for your question. For SSI recipients, especially those who have qualifying children under age 17, to receive the full amount of the Economic Impact Payments that you and your family are eligible for, go to the IRS’s Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info page and provide information about yourself and your qualifying children. We hope this helps.
Matt
Please answer if anyone can. What if u filed ur taxes and didn’t have the opportunity to put in ur direct deposit info either because u wasn’t getting a refund or because the place u filed didn’t offer you with the form to put your direct deposit info because u wasn’t receiving a refund. What can that person do to give the IRS his or her info to have there chk direct deposited.???? Thanks.
V.V.
Hi Matt, thank you for your question. Please visit the IRS Economic Impact Payments web page for details regarding payment distribution. Thank you.
stacey c.
I FEEL THIS WAY,,I GET SSDI AND WELL LET’S BE HONEST NOT ALL CAN EVEN UNSTAND THIS WHOLE CONFUSSING TIME AND WELL. WE ASK STUPID YET THE SAME QUESTION BECAUSE TO BE HONESTLY IT’S NOT REALLY BEING ANSWERED HONESTLY… IT THE SAME ANSWER YET WHEN I GO TO IRS.GOV IT SAYS I DON’T NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTIONS.. IT WILL BE DIRECT DEPOSITED ONTO ARE ACCOUNTS,, OK,, SORRY IF IN THIS SCARY CONFUSING TIME PEOPLE WITHOUT ANYTHING COME HERE FOR A LITTLE HOPE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT’S GOING ON,,,I LOOK OUT MY WINDOW AT NIGHT TO DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO CA USE TO ALWAYS BE BUSY.. EVEN DURING THE DAY,,I SEE AM EMPTY STREET,,,IM LISTENING TO ALL THIS AND LOOKING AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE DEPRESSION,,, AND,,EXCUSE ME FOR COMING HERE FOR HOPE,,, TRY BEING ME IM ALONE STAGE FOUR CANCER YET I CAN’T GET THRU TO MY BANK ARE THE 800 NUMBER FOR SSI… SO.. YES I DO ASK THAT SAME STUPID QUESTION,, AND I WON’T APPOLIGE FOR BEING SCARED ALONE AND CONFUSED AND I THOUGHT THIS BLOG WAS MADE FOR US TO GET UPDATED ON THIS CORONAVIRUS19,, WAS I WRONG AND AM I WRONG FOR HOPING THIS MONEY COMES WHEN I’M SITTING HERE I CAN’T LEAVE,, AND IM WITHOUT NOW..I HAVE NOTHING… SO… CAN ANYONE ADLEAST ANSWER THIS SIMPLE QUESTION FOR US STUPID ONES,, AS PEOPLE ARE CALLING US.. PLEASE AN HONEST ANSWER,, BE REAL AND COMFORT THE REALLY SCARED ONES PLEASE.
Pat
Hello Stacey, stay strong! My husband also has stage 4 very scary situation! God bless you, your question is not stupid at all. I myself checked every website ( AARP, SSA, IRS AND OTHERS) I’m 95% sure if you receive SSI and don’t file taxes you will have it go directly to your acct. As the SSA does the filing as people in our situation don’t receive enough to file. Also if you get ebt you may get extra if you don’t already get the max allowed by the state. Stay strong Stacey….and don’t be afraid to use . Hotlines to help you cope with all the stress your going through. God bless ?