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Supplemental Security Income Recipients Will Receive Automatic COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments

April 15, 2020 • By

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Last Updated: February 21, 2023

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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Comments

  1. Julius m.

    Julius Moore I have not received my stimulus check I’m on SSI and my funds are direct deposit thru Wells Fargo when will I receive these funds

  2. Edward D.

    When my money come in my bank today

  3. Quamekia W.

    When will SSI received a stimulus on Direct Express Card what day in May

  4. Ray

    Does anyone know when Economic Impact Payments start for People on SSDI ?

  5. Michael C.

    Hi my name is michael i have netspend will i get my check of 1200 stimulus payment my ssi comes the 27th that i do know

    • V.V.

      Hi Michael, 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.

  6. judith l.

    i did not get my stimulis check my name is judith l holeman 913 cherry lane troy, il 62294. please let me know when i may receive my 1200,00. please respond. thank you.

    • Don't g.

      Judith. I need your date of birth and social security # to give you an answer

    • Dee A.

      Please don’t give out your personal info like this over the internet !! You just put your address out there for any criminal to use. Be careful and THINK.

  7. Cecilia W.

    I have not recieved a check yet my friends have for Stymulus checks

  8. Sammi

    If I have a direct express card will I get my stimulus check on it? I’m on Ssdi. thank you if someone can answer this.

  9. Sharon S.

    My mother n law claimed me this past yr. I didn’t get a ck. Will i receive one in May??

    • sorry

      no

  10. Sharon s.

    I didn’t recieve a ck last month due to my mom n law claiming me on her taxe. Will i recieve one for may?

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