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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. Daniel C.

    I have ssdi, i get it direct deposit every month. Do i qualify for the covid check? Will it be direct deposit. Like my ssdi check every month? Thank you Daniel

  2. Lindsey

    I cant get any info at all!!??? My friend cannot get email verified properly on the irs site. Not sure what to do.

  3. Stephanie E.

    I have Ssi and direct deposit. I go thru direct express is there anything I have to do..I keep hearing something about a SSA 10-99 I haven’t worked on Ssi. Please help me with this thank you.

  4. Beverly J.

    When will I receive my stimulus check I gets disability

  5. Marquita L.

    See I need to Kno as well am on SSI and I have the direct Express card and I received my payments on the first of each month will my stimulatis check be on there to

  6. Rhonda C.

    I get SSI and ssd1 my SSI goes to a direct Express card my ssd1 goes into a direct deposit savings account it’s been this way for 10 yrs I don’t eif this is going to cause a problem I went online and it said that my SS number wasn’t matching my address I don’t know what they’re talking about it’s been the same for yrs

  7. Michele L.

    I claimed my 21 yr old daughter on my tax return. She is a fulltime student at U.H Manoa and Leeward Community College. Will she be able to receive a Stimulus if not, why not? I help her in any way needed for school.

  8. Jimmie L.

    I completed a non filers form a week or so ago and listed all the information that was required. I came to the end of the form and never saw anything that said send or complete and I’m unaware if the U.S. Treasury received the form for a stimulus check. I placed the banking information e.i account and routing number for direct deposit. I would like to find out if my information was accepted or do I need to complete another non filers form
    Thank You

    • Tysha

      Hi Jimmie Lester you have to go back to non filers and do it all over again if you didn’t get an acceptance from IRS that means it never went through best regards

  9. Maureen E.

    I cannot get any useful info about our stimulus check for myself, and my husband. We qualify for it, as I was assured by our CPA. We filed 2018 but we owed it’s. So what are we to do?

    • George L.

      Hello my brother get ssi and does not file taxes so do he need to go on non filers and put his imformation in are not .thank you Monique Lynch

  10. Tonya

    I am my daughter’s payee for her SSI now does her stimulus check go into my direct deposit account in my name or does she have to do anything because she went on that site for non filer and it says it will be deposited into the my account but if it isn’t in my name my card will send it back what do I do or will it still go into my account since I am the payee for here

    • Terri

      It depends. If your daughter is under 16 then NO if your daughter is 17 or older and she was claimed on taxes as a dependent. NO

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