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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. Hector

    Can you check if im getting the stimulus check.

    • V.V.

      Hi Hector, thank you for your question. Treasury, not Social Security, will be making automatic Economic Income Payments to eligible people. Unfortunately, we do not have information about the exact schedule for these payments. Treasury anticipates these payments to go out to Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries starting around the end of April and to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients starting in early May. Continue to check the irs.gov/coronavirus page for updates.

  2. Lilly W.

    What if both the child and the parent is disabled and receive SSI is the child payment automatic also? Or, do you still have to apply for the child’s benefit?

    • retiree

      you have to apply on the nonfliers website for your dependent children under 17 yrs old.

      • retiree

        irs website for nonfiliers is where you put your information for dependent children under 17yrs old.

  3. Renee A.

    When will I get my stimulus check? I receive SSDI and SSI. My benefits go on my Direct Express card.

  4. Kathy J.

    When do SSA recipients with direct deposit receive their payment. I filed taxes in
    2018. I owed nor received any payment, so they did not include my bank information, but did receive my SSS -1099 in Jan of this year. I’m not alone on this. People on SSA need some date as to when we can get help.

    • retiree

      you will get your check by april29in the same way as your ssdi auto payment.

  5. Adeline E.

    When will we get our stimulus checks I’m on disability and people who get ssi

  6. Robert S.

    I didn’t receive mine yet

  7. Katherine D.

    It took me three years to finally get approved for SSDI. I don’t get a dime of stimulus money. I’m so sad. My landlord was filling out her taxes and she put me on as a dependent just to see if she would benefit. She didn’t but she didn’t take me off of her return. So now I don’t get any help at all and she doesn’t get the $500 because I’m over 17. This country is going down the toilet. People who are really in need are the ones that don’t get help. I could’ve really used that money.

    • retiree

      call your local ssa office & tell them what your landlord did.They can fix this.Your landlord has to prove that she supports you 50% of the time which she cant.You will get your money.

  8. Anthony G.

    When people on ssi with no dependents when we getting our money deposited on our direct Express cards

  9. Adeline l.

    When is people that are on disability and SSI get their stimulus checks deposit in their accounts

  10. Linda S.

    Sorry as my middle name didn’t get in. I’m on Social Security an would just like to know when people on Socials will get there ck.

    • retiree

      by april 29 at the latest.

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