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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Joe
I am on social secruity disablity do not have to file a return for my wife or I. How does the IRS know to send us both the stimulus payment? I understand they are getting my info from SS
Yo
I owe arrears and I get Ss retirement, I pay a little bit out of this check to childsupport it’s over 50,000 in arrears will the stimulus check go towards the arrears I still owe
Benjamin m.
I draw SSI and have know children under the age of 18.and i am not required to file taxes.i get my benefits on my direct express card.will i receive my impact money on it as well as i do my monthly payment on the first of the month on my card?
A.C.
Hi, Benjamin. Treasury, not Social Security, will be making direct payments to eligible people. Continue to check the Internal Revenue Service Coronavirus Tax Relief and Economic Impact Payments page for updates. Thanks.
matthew d.
Get my payment doesnt work status unknown. I ssdi and get ssa 99 form
Joe
Neither did mine until about 30 minutes ago he updated said direct deposit on April 29 however when I put my wife’s SS number in it still says payment not available? So I hope she gets hers as well
matthew d.
Joe. Did u put dashes in social security number?
Victoria
Just did mine again.it says we have no file with that info. I’m on Ssdi and don’t file taxes and I have a direct express card.
Joe
Mine was the same until 15 min ago it updated and said direct deposit 29th however I typed my wife’s SS # in and it still says status unavailable so I hope she gets hers she has no income and not on SS and we don’t file taxes
matthew d.
On get my payment do you put in dashes for social security number?
Tina
I was told that the check will go right on my direct express card is that true? Or will I have to wait and get a paper check?
Thank you
MARILYN M.
I AM ON SSI WILL I GET MY STIMULAS CHECK] ON MY DIRECT EXPRESS CARD AND WHEN WILL I GET IT
Thomas C.
I have a question about the stimulus check and being on SSI. I have been researching this and have not been able to locate an answer. If I am on SSI does the back child support rule also apply to me? Are they allowed to take my stimulus check also?
alfred w.
YES
Deandro S.
Yes, it says that if an individual owes current or back child support, they are exempt from recieving the economic impact payment. They are ineligible completely.
Antoinette B.
I think the IRS is doing a great job and it’s not people’s fault if they are worried.
Hopefully, this will be one of the times we can depend on our government to do what they say they are going to do and restore our faith that everyone matters.
Treat people with kindness who don’t understand and offer help, not criticism.
Tina H.
When will Asda get their stimulus
Eddie C.
When you get it…you’ll get it. Stop bitchin’.