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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ZAM
My comments are not showing up? Like I said I do NOT want my stimulus money to go to my representative payee for SSI? How can I stop this from happening? This money has nothing to do with the payee’s job as it is not SSI money!
Ryan L.
PATIENCE DAMMIT
It takes a while for the comments to show up
Kathy
My husband receives a social security check and has direct deposit on the 8th of the Month. I am 10 years younger and do not receive social security and had income, but not a refund in 2018 or 2019. we are married filing joint. will my stimulus check be deposited to the same account as his social security check, or do I need to do something different?
V.V.
Hi Kathy, 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. You may also find the IRS Online Tool Guide helpful to determine what action you may need to take. Hopefully this information is helpful.
Dan
Iam 41 years old and receive SSI Disability and was told I would not be getting a check because my GF claimed me as a dependent on her Taxes these past couple years. Is that true will i not get a check?
Z
I do NOT want my Stimulus money to go to my representative payee for SSI. I have filed a $0 tax return through Turbo Tax with direct deposit information. I hope they will use this information instead of what is on file! My payee is tough to work with and won’t give me the money all at once. This is between me and the IRS not the SSA or my SSI payee!
Amanda F.
Hello I get ssi and do not fill taxes do I have to fill out the non filler thing
V.V.
Hi Amanda, thank you for using our blog. 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.
AVW
My 15-year old son receives Survivor’s Benefits because of his deceased father. Of course, I claim him as a dependent. My question:
Will he be receiving an economic impact payment because of he receives SSA Survivor’s Benefits? Or not, because he is claimed as a dependent? Thank you.
V.V.
Hi Amy, 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!
Manuel C.
My son is 9 he receives death benefits from his moms ssi will he get a stimulus check
V.V.
Hi Manuel, 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!
Billy
If you have a payee will you still get a check
bigbang
yes, as long as u are not claimed as a dependent on anothers taxes…
Z
I do NOT want my stimulus money to be deposited in my payee’s account. How can I prevent that? I have provided my own direct deposit information through the non-filers form at TurboTax.
Marcel R.
I receive Social Security disability and I was wondering when my stimulus check was going to be available
V.V.
Hi Marcel, thank you for using our blog. Treasury expects automatic payments for Social Security beneficiaries no later than the end of April and automatic payments for SSI recipients no later than early May.
Billy L.
Will you still get a check if you have a PE?
Marcel R.
I’m on ssi and don’t file taxes will i still get a check and will it come on my direct express card if so when
AMIN
Hi
I have a 22 year old Daughter. she receives SSI. I still claim her as a dependent. is she eligible for $1200 ..
i checked my account , she did not get anything..
V.V.
Hi Amin, 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!
Rose
I have a questing which I hope I can get answered. I recently was declared disabled because of my cancer. I’ve always filed taxes. I worked half the year last year then started receiving SSI and ssd in November. Ok so my question is will I get 2 stimulus checks because I filed with the IRS and receive SSD and SSI. Please I just need this clarified. Thank you.
V.V.
Hi Rose, thank you for using our blog to ask your question. Please visit the IRS Economic Impact Payment Information Center for details on the payment calculation. We hope this is helpful.
Bill
If you have a PE will you still get one?