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
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Dezzal E.
I haven’t received the stimulus check direct deposit the first payment and I’m wondering if I’ll get the payment I really need it for my bills
Isaiah T.
When really receive my simultus check?
Darlene M.
My husband and I are on social security, he is 86 and I am79 , I received my stimulus money 2 weeks ago but he has not received his yet! We always get our social security money together every month deposited into our bank account! We were to get 2400 dollars but we only got 1200.00 for me! Why didn’t my husband get his?
Federico J.
Wheres my stimulus check
Terry c.
Do you think we will get a second stimulus check?
CNN
The possibility of a second stimulus check is being discussed in congress but even if everyone comes to an agreement, it probably will not be before July. Trump has agreed that a second check is probably going to be needed. So keep your fingers crossed.
Tom
Just got my check thank you irs
Denise M.
Well I get SSD & SSI and have not recived my Stimulus Check could someone tell me why ! I get my check on direct express card. And I still don’t have it.
A.C.
Hi, Denise. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is part of the U.S. Treasury, will be making Economic Income Payments. Please visit the Internal Revenue Service’s website here for all your Economic Income Payment-related questions. If you are unable to find the answer, call the IRS hotline at 1-800-919-9835. We hope this helps.
Amy
I get ssi and a Survivor I have not got a economic impact payments yet why I didn’t get on yet I didn’t have to file a tax return the irs said that they going automatically to my card I need help because I dont understand what’s going on I have but cant do texts because somebody claims them
A.C.
Hi, Amy. Please visit the Internal Revenue Service’s website here for all your Economic Income Payment-related questions. If you are unable to find the answer, call the IRS hotline at 1-800-919-9835. Just a reminder – please be cautious about posting personal information on social media. Thanks!
Yolanda
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Charleen A.
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Continue with his benefits?
A.C.
Hi, Charleen. You can call us at 1-800-772-1213, Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., for assistance. Please be aware that our call wait times are longer than normal. You can also contact your local Social Security office. Look for the general inquiry telephone number under Show Additional Office Information. We hope this helps.
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