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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Trina K.
The only way I know I can get my stimulus check is if You are able to put it on my direct Express card threw direct deposit, because I moved not to long ago recently & the only way to get my stimulus check that I know of is threw my direct Express card…threw direct express I really need to know when I will receive it …..I am on SSI & I am very concerned & I ask Please that You let me know something right away ? Thank You!! Blessings!!
Robert j.
I never got it stimulus direct deposited
Joseph R.
So all that receive Social Security retirement, disability, survivors, SSI, or veterans benefits. Do I automatically qualify for an Economic Impact Payment?
James A.
I didn’t receive my stimulas check with my ssi payment either?
Sharon w.
I never got mine either I’m done looking for it I’ll see it when it gets there. Need help like all
Douglas p.
When will I receiving my check? I am receiving ssi
Joe G.
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, and my name it’s Joe Griffin meridian Mississippi
SONSON
NOT 100% SURE BUT I HEARD DTHEY JUST CHANGED THAT DIRECT EXPRESS CARD HOLDERS WILL HAVE TO GO ON THE IRS WEB SITE AND FILL OUT THE NON FILERS DOOHICKEY…
BUT AGAIN IM NOT 100% SURE BUT ITS CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO…
AND I MYSELF WAS A LIL JUMPY AFTER NOT GETTING MINE AFTER THE FIRST ROUND SO I WENT TO NON FILERS FILLED OUT THE FORM AND GOT A PAPER CHECK IN THE NEXT ROUND…SO I CANT SAY FOR SURE IF THAT IS WHY I RECIEVED A PAPER CHECK, BUT I KNOW IT DIDNT COME ON MY DE CARD… HOPE THIS HELPS
Joe G.
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, and my name it’s Joe Griffin meridian Mississippi 4009 5th Street I need help right now please help us
jennifer
and I got a ? I have a payee it still goes into that account right
jennifer
they said may 1st and I didn’t recive nothing from them and not even a deposit date on get my payment it says unavailable like its been saying when do we get to see our checks we need help too
Gigi
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