Supplemental Security Income Recipients Will Receive Automatic COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments
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The Treasury Department announced that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department. Treasury anticipates these automatic payments to go out no later than early May.
SSI recipients with no qualifying children do not need to take any action in order to receive their $1,200 economic impact payment. The payments will be automatic.
SSI recipients who have qualifying children under age 17, however, should not wait for their automatic $1,200 individual payment. They should now go to the IRS’s webpage and visit the Non-Filers: Enter Your Payment Info section to provide their information. 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 SSI beneficiaries in this group do not provide their information to the IRS soon, they will have to wait until later to receive their $500 per qualifying child.
This is great news for SSI recipients, and I want to remind recipients with qualifying children to go to IRS.gov soon so that you will receive the full amount of the Economic Impact Payments you and your family are eligible for. I also want to thank the dedicated employees of the Treasury Department, Social Security, and the Internal Revenue Service for making this happen and working non-stop on this issue.
SSI Recipients with Dependent Children Should Still Go To IRS.gov to Provide Their Information
Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries (who don’t normally file taxes) will also qualify for automatic payments of $1,200 from Treasury. These payments are anticipated to start arriving around the end of April.
The Treasury Department, not Social Security, will make these automatic payments to beneficiaries. Recipients will generally receive the automatic payments by direct deposit, Direct Express debit card, or by paper check, just as they would normally receive their SSI or Social Security benefits.
For those SSI and Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries, with dependent children, who use Direct Express debit cards, additional information will be available soon regarding the steps to take when claiming children under 17, on the IRS website.
Please note that the agency will not consider Economic Impact Payments as income for SSI recipients, and the payments are excluded from resources for 12 months.
For more information about Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries, please see our most recent blog.
The eligibility requirements and other information about the Economic Impact Payments can be found on the IRS website. In addition, please continue to visit the IRS for the latest information.
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Andrew Saul, Commissioner, Social Security Administration
Commissioner of Social Security Administration (June 17, 2019 - July 9, 2021)
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Chi T.
I already paid for you 5$ can you answer for me how long can I receive government money Coronavirus
Every body they have received it already
I am waiting for you answer
Thank you
cheryl L.
My sister gets SSI and has not recieved her stimulus pmt yet. My friends get SSI only too and they recieved theirs on May 13, 2020. I got mine on April 29, 2020. My sister and I both use Direct Express card.
I get SSDA and SSI both and was in the 1st group to get their payment. If nothing needed to done by those on Disability, why hasn’t she gotten her money yet? I know her landlord threw her out a couple weeks ago and didn’t give her all her stuff, and someone stepped in to let her stay with her. But she can’t get her own place without money. I wish I could let her know when it will be on her card.
twice
I’m on disability also I get my benefits on the 3rd of the month the get my payment said I was going to get a deposit on the 29th of April on to my direct express card but still nothing i received a letter today from the white house that trump deposited my cares act.1200 dollars. So really where is it????
Cathleen. B.
I AM SO TIRED OF THESE FALSE UPDATES FOR SSI AND SSD RECIPIENTS I COULD THROW UP.. MY INCOME IS UNDER 10, 000 A YR NO DEPENDENTS AND YOUR FAKE UPDATES MY ELECTRONIC PMT WOULD BE DEPOSITED MAY 13TH WELL THAT DAY HAS COME AND GONE STILL NOTHING. JUST DON’T PRINT ANYTHING ANYMORE IF YOU CAN’T FOLLOW THROUGH. LIES JUST LIKE THE PRESIDENT DOES.
Jorge A.
Thanks a lot. We really need that help. Thanks for people working harf in this situation!
Allison
My husband gets ssi/ssdi. He gets his benefits separate from mine. I have ssi and have gotten my stimulus. Will he get one too? Cant get a straight answer. Nothing pending on direct express card and has heard nothing about if he will or not…HELP!!
Oscar M.
Why can’t you tell us the ones on social security disability when we ate going to receive ours I did everything possible to find out about mine and I can’t get any answeres
Doreen K.
I’m on disability I don’t have my check. When will I get it. I have direct deposit.
Celia G.
My supplement check was deposited on May 13th I checked my account and it’s not there I get SSI direct deposit and I talked to the people from the bank they told me since it was deposited on May 13th it takes 3 days to deposit and my card. Thank you.
D
It looks like comment was removed ?. Where is my stimulus check? on SSI and have direct deposit .
Angie S.
I have received SSI benefits for 19 years still recieve it was accepted, apirl 11th 2020 for covid 19 stimulus payment. Yet I have not received one I also cant log into ITS.GOV , get my payment nor the non-filer tool for any information. It is now middle of May 2020 an no REFUND YET.