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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Ana G.
I’m on social security , I file and pay my taxes and have not receive the check from the government every body I know got it . California and NY are paying checks to the illegal people plus housing and me I don’t get nothing (shameful)
Hope
What day will ssi get thire stimulus check on thire direct express card
V.V.
Hi Hope, thank you for your question. Treasury, not Social Security, will be making automatic Economic Income Payments to eligible people. Unfortunately, we do not have information about the exact schedule for these payments. Treasury anticipates these payments to go out to Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries starting around the end of April and to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients starting in early May. Continue to check the irs.gov/coronavirus page for updates.
Nez
Why are u all saying u cant pay ur bills, u pay them before ,with ur monthly income u recieved last month the month before so this 1200 should be the least of ur worries it will come when it comes ur bill shouldnt be late or ur rent . Unless u depend on assistant from ur town to pay a part of ur Bill’s that’s different but nobody has stated that .So Look at it as ur not getting it an go on like u did before all this came about . U will get it but ur not hurting like u say u are, u managed before .
Kristen R.
Some of us have had added expenses since this virus some of us receive help with food and personal hygiene products from our local churches which are closed while Obama was in office our yearly raise was $2 to $4 dollats Trump gave us a $20 dollar raise yearly …Congress turned down the big raise that he saw we needed for Social Security yet they took a big raise and haven’t done anything the past 4 years but spend millions of dollars on Impeachment which failed now they want to investigate Trump on the Virus really but that is ok we are suffering month to month we worked all our lives to struggle on our retirement years if your not there yet wait you in for a rude awakening believe me
Wendellinbranch
When will send doing ranch get her shouldn’t security check
J j.
Thank you to everyone thats worked so hard especially during this time.
. I’m proud of you. . Stay safe thoughts and prayersare with you. j Jones spanaway wa
Elizabeth L.
I do not have the Direct Express Card I have a Green Dot bank account and my SSI goes on it
April
I closed my bank acount and a check was sent twice bank and sent back to irs will I still geta psper check?
John A.
It said it would come direct Express card and it April early May
Susan
Thanks John that was a big question for me,
frustrated
if you tweet with trump you get your check
Felicia L.
I get SSi and i have direct deposit already. My checks already go into my bank every month.. Well my stimulus check as well.. For me never filing my taxes??
Theresa m.
Yes they will come automatically we don’t have to do anything they said at the end of april and no later than may
Shawn
That’s only if you have a bank account will it come automatically on my direct express card
annette
Stop messing with ppl
Elizabeth
Do you mind me asking if you get SSI or SSDI and do you have direct deposit with a bank are or do you use Direct Express.
I myself get SSDI disability and I have a bank account my husband gets SSI and has a Direct Express card neither one of us have received anything at all just curious,, I live in Georgia
Roncie B.
So i get ssi no dependents. I have direct depisit that goes on my direct express card. I have saw where it will go on my direct express card. Then i saw where it will not go on direct exsoress card. Need to know yes it will or no it will not go to Direct Exapress Card.
sylvia h.
Yes. It will go on your Direct Express Card
V.V.
Hi Roncie, 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.
annette
Yes both of you get 1200 go too irs.gov read all the information