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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Were t.
Its when ever
Rusty
So I’m married but we live at different addresses and I’m on ssi she s never worked will I get 2400
shane
teamno
Rusty
I figured as much lol just curious is all can’t wait to get the stimulus in May what about you ?
V.V.
Hi Rusty, 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!
Catherine E.
Can they garnish you economic impact payment for back owed child support if your on ssi
J
Yes
Tom D.
stop asking the same question
Catherine
If you receive SSI can they garnish the economic impact payment for arrear child support and if so how much can they garnish
V.V.
Hi Catherine, thank you for using our blog. Please visit the IRS Economic Impact Payments Information Center in the Receiving my Payments section. We hope this helps.
Jessie
Hey everyone on this blog listen very carefully and you will have the correct answers to all these questions. Everyone who is on ssi, ssdi or whatever it is will be getting the money on the 1st and 3rd period. Anyone who has children under 17 and claiming on the taxes will get 500 for each child under 17. I understand that some of you are so confused about this whole thing but personally I think you should call a tax representative and you will get more answers there. All of you who use colorful language on this blog, knock it off it is very unprofessional for others. You will get your money, sit back and relax ok.
David S.
Jessie hows about you shut the fuck up and stop being prejudice. All language is welcome, including colored.
No o.
You show me a link where it states the first and third please
Thanks
David S.
There is no “link” Just another idiot spreading stories.
Arlana C.
I receive social security (67) thru direct express and my friend(80) does too. we get direct express and have not received our checks. what should I do? Do I need to post my direct express card information?
matt
you should stand on your head and sing camp town races.
V.V.
Hi Arlana, 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. We hope this helps.
Greg W.
The government from the beginning of this virus ss disability payments would be taken care of first well that didn’t happen I’m on ss disability for years and have a direct Express card what’s are date remember it was supposed to be first
matt
omg the government LIED to us??!?! NO WAAAAY
Al
On SS with direct deposit every month. As of today, no stimulus check. I file taxes every year and usually owe a small amount. Any idea when the stimulus check will arrive? Thanks.
V.V.
Hi Al. 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.
O&K
Age 74 on SS > No Check Yet…
Age 54 on SSD > No Check Yet…
Anyone Know Why?
matt
Because no one likes you.
V.V.
Hi there. 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. We hope this helps.
rosa
im on ssi we dont have do nothing if we have a bank account were or checks go to do we dontdo taxes dont make that much money the whole gets 1.900 a month