Supplemental Security Income Recipients, Act Now – Go to IRS.gov – A Message from Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul
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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.
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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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Linda
What about a representative payee for a 17 year old with a disability that receives ssi? How do they get thier money if they was claimed on the tax return but didn’t recieve the 500.00?
peter
17 yr old on ssi and been claim by some other gets nothing not even 500.00 ! 17 and down gets nothing period you need read every info on this blog there’s multi blogs up here look for them
Joel B.
Well I got my check on Friday. Call me a troll if you want. I went through hell via the contradictory statements made by various branches of the government, the frequently unhelpful and just plain asinine comments made on this blog, and the plain old lie that the treasury was going to use your 1099 to directly deposit. They didn’t.
And its likely we will do this all over again in June. Greaaaat.
Ray J.
I’m on ssi and I haven’t got a check what do I
A.C.
Hi, Ray. 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 Internal Revenue Service Coronavirus Tax Relief and Economic Impact Payments page for updates. Thanks.
Patricia S.
So if we have direct deposit our check will go in the bank on the first of may with our ssi
peter
This all a scam
Sara T.
I’m sorry to say this but child support should be taken out of this I have three children and their father receives SSI and refuses to work so I don’t see a penny of child support and he gets to continuously smoke weed get high and play video games all day long he doesn’t pay rent he doesn’t pay bills he couch surf well in the meantime my taxes and stimulus check was Kept For Me because of student loans bulshit
Shane
You lie, social security people pays at least $60 child support
Mike
Nope gotta make atleast a 1000 a month to pay any sort of child support at least in Pennsylvania my ex tried to take me and the judge said that I didn’t make enough to pay anything, I make 900 a month on SSDI and SSI. Pennsylvania
J
Maybe you should’ve kept your legs closed……
Fatima
Bawahaha
mrL
this is ran past course shul ld hadb it by trump only bout the rich evreybody broke crime starts
peter
Crime always does the time. ! Theres a tomorrow !
mrL
ur right hunger tho trump and others got there check
sandra p.
I checked ” get my deposit” and the last 4 numbers arent the same as me express debit card. How can i fix that?
Fatima
Because they are using the direct express routing and account # Not the number on your card. Good grief
Kim
You would think people would figure that out by now
mrL
flat broke not one thing to eat shelter over packed no food gonna have take chances another route sadly
peter
Dont go that way hold on theres always a tomorrow
Paulette B.
IF I CLAIM MY DISABLED SON ON MY INCOME TAXES WILL HE RECEIVE A STIMULUS CHECK BECAUSE HE GETS SSI
Aletha
Nope! If there over 17 you will get 0 for them. You will get the one time 1200 for yourself but your ssi recipients that you claimed will get 0!! I have 2 of those that I claimed as a Single mother below poverty level an only got 1200 for myself.
peter
Nope
Fatima
Nooooooooooooooooooo. Damn
A.C.
Hi, Paulette. Treasury, not Social Security, will be making direct payments to eligible people. We cannot determine your eligibility. Continue to check the Internal Revenue Service Coronavirus Tax Relief and Economic Impact Payments page for updates. Thanks.