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Supplemental Security Income Recipients, Act Now – Go to IRS.gov – A Message from Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul

April 24, 2020 • By

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Last Updated: February 21, 2023

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department in early May. People receiving SSI benefits who did not file 2018 or 2019 taxes, and have qualifying children under age 17, however, should not wait for their automatic $1,200 individual payment. They should immediately go to the IRS’s webpage and visit the Non-Filers: Enter Your Information section to provide their information. SSI recipients who have dependent children and did not file 2018 or 2019 taxes need to act by Tuesday, May 5, in order to receive additional payments for their eligible children quickly. 

By taking this proactive step 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 people in this group do not provide their information to the IRS soon, their payment at this time will be $1,200 only. They would then be required to file a tax year 2020 tax return to obtain the additional $500 per eligible child.

I urge SSI recipients with qualifying children and who do not normally file taxes to take action now. Immediately go to IRS.gov so that you will receive the full amount of the Economic Impact Payments you and your family are eligible for.

Lastly, a word of caution. Be aware of scams related to the Economic Impact Payments. There is no fee required to receive these payments. Don’t be fooled.

Visit our website for important information and updates.

Click here to view the IRS press release about this important issue.

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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. Crystal r.

    What about people getting ssa

  2. Alisha T.

    I am on SSI it says. It says I have been approved where is my stimulus moneybi have direct deposit

  3. Sofia

    I have direct express deposit for social security so my card is still stating that that they have no information on stimulus deposits yet

  4. Anarosa a.

    I AM 71 BE 72 IN MAY I AND MANY OF US SOCIAL SECURITY, SSI ETC. HAVE WORK FORMANY YEARS AND PAYED TAXES. AS FOR ME I USE TAKE OUT THE MAXIME PLUS EXTRA 20 FOR TAXS . I GET713 SS AND90SSI TOTAL OF803. FOR THE MONTH THAT MY ONLY INCOME . I AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL IGET. AND .OTHERS ARE TOO. I CANT UNDER STAND WHY IRS IS GIVING USTHIS WAIT. .NOW IT THE 29 OR MAY1ST.

  5. Lisa w.

    If you work and claim your spouse or adult children your spouse will go to you and your adult child won’t get one. Even if your child is on ssi

  6. Linnette C.

    Recibo SSI como beneficiaria por parte de mi hijo y comence este año. Cualifico para el estimulo o no?

  7. Patricia E.

    I filed the wrong form for 2019, and never owe or receive money to or from IRS- I tried entering my payment info to the ‘Get My Payment’ option on IRS website, and it tells me I’m not entering correct info. Can IRS take my EFT info from my SSD payments?

    • Melissa

      U need to go on irs.gov coronavirus.com. and go to non filers page and fill that one out and make sure u put in all ur information about yourself and ur children. And anyone u r a payee does information. And be sure to put ur banking routing and account numbers in. U will then recieve 3 emails confirming u either did it right or they need more information and one confirming the irs accepted ur information and one saying u were accepted or denied. And u have to have all social security numbers for all the people ur putting on that page. I’m not at all smart about computers and my daughter did mine. It’s fairly simple. Gid bless yall all sweetheart

  8. Miranda B.

    I am a beneficiary for my 3 children. Have tried multiple times and its still not allowing me to do ANYTHING.

    • Mother G.

      I have the same issue tells me my kids were calmed on someone taxes and my husband don’t file cause he don’t work he just got on SSI I have been on ssi 4yrs now I think

  9. Dana W.

    .. on social security.. I really need my check.

    • Laurie P.

      I also am ok n Social Security disability and haven’t received my check.
      I did not file taxes last yr either.
      I really could use the check.

    • Danette

      We need to understand the govt doesn’t c. are when we, who need it most actually receive it. They look at us as non productive citizens, thats why the people making under 75,000. Get theirs first.. i don’t know many people who make 40,000.a year. Maybe trump is basing it off the fact he has no idea what the average American lives on.

  10. Wanda

    What if you are a payee of someone SSI do you get a stimulus check

    • Mary m.

      Yeah that doesn’t matter. It’ll just go to your payee bank acct.

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