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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. Daniel

    I get SSI and I don’t get a check why

  2. Kim

    when will ssi beneficiary receive there stimulants check

  3. Kathleen S.

    I live in a nursing home. And Direct Express debit card. Received my benefits.but no stimulus payment, what’s going on. Please help me.

  4. TBF

    Please care about us. Please send help.

    • Daniel

      I get SSI and I don’t get a check why

    • Joe

      When will SSI direct Express debit card get there stimulus payment we are part of the United States and suffering to please help us I need money now as I speak have a blessed day

  5. TBF

    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. WHEN???

  6. Sam

    So why has SSA stop responding to our post and answering questions. We really want to know when the stimulus money is going on our direct express card.

    • TBF

      Has anyone ever gotten any information about anything, especially this relief check/deposit, from ssa.gov? I am sad and very worried. Please let me know when I will get the money… I have $40 for the rest of the month.

      • Gigi

        Contact you state senators

  7. anita

    Will you still get it if you just got approved for ssi 2 months ago. But applied in September of 2019?

    • V.V.

      Hi Anita, thanks for using our blog. If you did not file a tax return for 2019 or 2018 and you are newly eligible for SSI, you can use the IRS’ Non-Filer: Enter Payment Info Here tool to receive your own $1,200 payment and $500 payment for any qualifying children. You may only enter non-Direct Express bank account information for direct deposit, or leave bank information empty to receive a paper check by mail.

  8. Andrea L.

    Me and my daughter get so and we didn’t get anything.

  9. Daniel

    No

    • Gigi

      Yes he does. Why wouldn’t he?He does not live off the government for free. He paid social security taxes.

  10. Lucas c.

    How about you draw SSA do you still get it

    • Tamikia K.

      Yes I think you do I’ve been reading that everywhere

    • Gigi

      Yes you do. You paid taxes.

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