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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David
How Many Payments are we talking about??? Just one or is their more to come?
matt
7. We are talking 7 payments. All for 2 million dollars each.
Troll k.
Get a life
V.V.
Hi David, thank you for your question. Check out the IRS Get My Payment Frequently Asked Questions regarding how much the payment is. We hope this helps.
Dave
Hello, do you all know what ‘date’ the people on ssi, ssdi, receive their stimulus?
😉 stay safe ;-),
Dave
Rob
No, they haven’t given any “dates”
Dave
K…thanks. Didn’t know if I missed an update. Thanks again,
Dave
Tracie H.
So if I am married and filed Jointly, and I am disabled and get my check direct deposit into my bank account, will I get my stimulus check separately or will I have to wait until my spouse gets his tax preparer to get our direct deposit for a joint account in. He did a lousy job. We owed taxes so he didn’t put our joint bank account information on out taxes. I am just wondering why I can’t seem to find the information on the IRS.com website
Leslie
If my husband receives SSI but I do not and we filed a joint income tax return, will the both of our impact payments be posted in his bank account?
KEITH D.
Hello my question is this: i used to recieve SSI Benefits from 2005-January of 2020. My benefits got terminated in January. Do i still get the Economic Impact Payment eventhough I’ve been terminated? I just recently set up a direct deposit account with Wells Fargo and im awaiting my ATM Card from them. And if i do still get my stimulus payment, where will it go? On my Direct Express Card or my Wells Fargo card? Please get back to me on this because i am extremely confused.
Rob
Keith it’s hard to say for sure. However if I were you I’d go to the “non-filer” page and fill out your info. Your name bank routing number etc. Your still a American citizen with a SS number so your eligible, if your an adult that is. Cover all your bases and you should be fine.
carolyn l.
i am on disability and misunderstood when the non-filers site was first set up and i thought i had to do that. i read afterwards that people on disability do not do that. now what will happen, i am so confused and want to know if i will still get the stimulus and if so when
Rob
Yes you will receive it late April if your on SSDI. Early May if on SSI, you have nothing to worry about.
Michael C.
I get my disability on my diret Express card so my question is when will I receive my money
V.V.
Hi Carolyn, thank you for your question. 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. 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. We hope this helps.
Cornelius D.
I am on Social Security Disability and have mot received my stimulus check yet. When can I expect it ?
Rob
Any time from now till the end of April. Very vague but that’s all there saying.
V.V.
Hi Cornelius, thank you for your question. 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. 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. We hope this helps.
Yet A.
Just got notification from the IRS that my check will be MAILED instead of directly deposited. What the hell is going on here? They said they were going to get the direct deposit information from you guys. I can’t wait any longer. This is rediculous!!!!
MC H.
How did you check this information?
The where’s my check legit says it doesn’t work for us
Yet A.
It does now. Try again.
Troll s.
Lmao
“ Note: If you receive an SSA or RRB Form 1099 or SSI or VA benefits, your information is not yet available in this application.”
TrollSlayer
I literally imagined M.C. Hammer singing, “This is the way we troll, we troll. This is the way we troll.”. lol
Trolls need to stfu. I don’t get why there are so many.
Fat K.
Got damnit, stop trolling.. Stop it damnit lol
sean g.
once they get their money they will. they are on lockdown and bored. 😛
Lindsay
Hi I receive disability and survivor benefits for me and my three children and I did a non-filter thing and because my dad claimed. my three kids he already got his 1200 but not the additional 500 a kid will I receive the 500 a kid because I did the non-filter thing without knowing and it did Rejected me so what will I receive the 500 per child or will my dad get it but he already got the 1200 so I was just wondering where will the 500 per child go And I do qualify for the $1200 payment and so does my my dad but he didn’t get the 500 per child so does that mean I will get that cause of ssa ssp Because of my disability my survivor benefits and also my daughter she’s nine years old and she gets disability SSI payments as well please someone get back to me just so I know what I need to do if my dad needs to call someone to report he didn’t get it or what I should do thank you because we are low income and I have no clue what I’m doing because I am 100% disabled
V.V.
Hi Lindsay, 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 Get My Payment Frequently Asked Questions helpful.
Billy T.
Social Security still lying to people that the IRS are going to processed these payments at the end of April and Early May. Total lies and nonsense, we are not that slow and stupid to know that YOU guys are the ones going to processed all the Stimulus payments for all the SS recipients . Stop lying to us. It’s either going to be attached to our monthly benefits or separate, but it doesn’t matter because you guys will process these payments. I’m sick of you peoples not being straight forward with us and keeping it 100 and honest. Just tell us what we want to know. People are in dire need for that payment and for you guys to let us wait literally for the next 2-3 weeks just to get this payment is beyond ridiculous and a slap in the face. Lots of broken promises with date for us to get this money and nothing, just stop the bullshit!