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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Mark
I am approved for ss retirement but my first payment isn’t till aug. I go on irs site and use get my payment portal and it says Payment Status Not Available.According to information that we have on file, we cannot determine your eligibility for a payment at this time. will they use ss info?
Demetra H.
To whom it may concern…
Good Afternoon my question is I’m the payee rep for my daughter for SSI we get our monthly benefits on Direct Express Card. I was wondering do I need to give any information for myself in order to get the 1200 or is my information already counted for since I’m the payee rep of my fifteen-year-old. I heard we don’t have to do anything and we should get our payment around the end of April beginning of May but I just want to know if I have to put any information for myself since Im not considered being on SSI but my daughter. Thank you for your time. Thank you for tje help for my Family.
Stephanie
Are they going on people’s SSI accounts tomarrow like they said?? April 17th?
Davey
Yes, but only for the individuals that passed the 2nd grade spelling class.
Lawlzzzz
Good thing I made it to the third grade
Isabel
Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department soon. And don’t worry if Trump can misspell so can you.
Rob A.
So what day are they paying ppl on SSDI then?
V.V.
Hi Rob, thank you for your question. Treasury expects automatic payments for Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries no later than the end of April and automatic payments for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients no later than early May. We hope this helps.
ssdi i.
IF YOU WERE CLAIMED AND YOU ARE AN ADULT YOU ARE NOT GETTING ANYTHING. NO MATTER IF YOU HAVE SSI SSD OR WHATEVER. NO PAPER FOR YOU. WHOEVER CLAIMED YOU FUCKED YOU FOR NO REASON BECAUSE THEY WONT EVEN GET THE $500 UNLESS YOU ARE A CHILD 16 OR YOUNGER. SOYEA SORRY.
ALSO WHATEVER WAY YOU GET YOUR BENEFITS YOU WILL GET YOU STIMULUS CHECK. SO IF YOU HAVE A DIRECT EXPRESS IT WILL GO ON THAT. IF YOU HAVE DIRECT DEPOSIT IT WILL GO TO THAT ACCOUNT ETC. GOD BLESS.
Rhonda H.
I get my sst check on a netspend prepaid debit card. Will i get my stimulus payment on my nerspend card? If so when? What day?
V.V.
Hi Rhonda, thanks for using our blog. Social Security retirement, survivors, or disability beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who do not have qualifying children under age 17 do not need to take any action with the IRS. You will automatically receive your $1,200 economic impact payment directly from the IRS. You should receive the automatic payments by direct deposit, Direct Express debit card, or by paper check, just as you would normally receive your Social Security benefits.
It
Read articles and do research. The same questions are being asked and answered OVER and OVER again!
Yancy
My husband and I file Married filing Jointly. He also gets SSDI. We are getting the ‘”cannot determine eligibility message on the Get My Payment. Not being able to talk to anyone at IRS, are we eligible for payment because we filed and/or is my spouse eligible because of SSDI? Just trying to set expectations. Thanks in advance for your response.
V.V.
Hi Yancy, thank you for your question. Check out the IRS Economic Impact Payment Chart to determine what action you may need to take. We hope this helps!
William L.
So I am on SSDI . My stepmom claimed me in 2018 as I lived with her for 6 months . She did NOT claim me in 2019 . Will I still get stimulus check ? I only question because I hear they can go back to 2018 if not filled in 2019 as I never fill myself as I make under $25,000 a year . I’m just nervous that my stepmom claiming me as a dependent in 2018 will disqualify me :(( thank you ?
V.V.
Hi William, thank you for your question. Please visit the IRS Economic Impact Payments Information Center to answer your questions about eligibility, payment amounts, what to expect, when to expect it and more. Hope this helps!
Shellie
dear vonda
i have a question ive searched all over the internet trying to find an answer i am the representative payee of ssi and ssdi for my underage disabled child i havent worked in the last several years because of my childs disability getting worse i havent had to file taxes either will i recieve the EIP stimulus check
Tori R.
If I receive SSDI payments, don’t file taxes, but I am claimed on my brother’s tax returns, does this mean I am not eligible for the Economic Impact Payment?
V.V.
Hi Tori, thank you for your question. Please visit the IRS Economic Impact Payments Information Center to answer your questions about eligibility, payment amounts, what to expect, when to expect it and more. Hope this helps!
It
If you actually read the guidelines you would know you’re not getting anything
k.w.c
THE DEAD GET THEM DAME CHECKS BEFORE US.
Bartender
Please don’t drink and type.
~The more you know~