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
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Frances M.
Will I get a stimulus check????
Gigitx
I recieve social security survivor benefits based on my deceased husbands earnings because even though I have always worked his were higher. I am not required to file a tax return because I don’t have any other income. I do have direct deposit. Why haven’t I recieved my stimulous payment yet? The get my payment tool says no status available???? Can the spokeswoman that said we would recieve our payments on the 29th or within a couple of days after answer my question?? Does anyone know this spokeswoman name??
Shelly
I filed the non-fillers out on April 12th and was accepted. But I got my stimulus payment April the 29th. And I didn’t receive my dependents payment. And no info anywhere on what to do. I can’t file taxes due to SSI. And seen an updated that if didn’t get stimulus payment for children will have to wait until 2021 for the payment once you get yours. But if I filed weeks before I got mine how is that my fault?
Carlos
Hello hope all is well.
My scenarios is as follow.
My son is 25 years old and he’s legally blind and since birth mentally challenged. He get SSI. We the parents are currently the legal guardians assigned by the court.
My wife and I receives the stimulus coronavirus benefits but non for our son. How can we apply for our son’s stimulus coronavirus benefits?
Thanks in advance,
V.V.
Hi Carlos, thank you for your question. Please visit the IRS Economic Impact Payments Information Center to answer your questions about eligibility, payment amounts, what to expect, when to expect it and more. You may also find the IRS Online Tool Guide helpful to determine what action you may need to take. Hopefully this information is helpful.
Trey H.
I got my monthly ssi payment May 1st. I did not get a stimulus Payment though. Anyone else in the boat? I don’t have dependents to claim. Anyone with any information?
Stormiee
Me too! Got my ssi payment but not my stimulus
Rebecca
Same here got my sis but no stimulus my boyfriend got his stimulus but didn’t get the extra $500 and there’s nothing we can do about it
Mel
I’m in the same boat I’m confused on this whole process it’s frustrating to see everyone getting stimulus checks and we left in the dark on when we going to receive the money
Denise
I’m exactly the same like you I don’t know why the news and also the Social Security Administration have the same answers. Why we have to wait and don’t have the good answer. Are they trick our minds that’s no make sense play like that we are human been with needs. Hope someone read every single post and give us good need without tricks or poor information.
SHIRLEY R.
I also am receiving social security disability and like many others I haven’t received the stimulus payment. I have read in a couple places that it would be early May. Fox News said early we should get it by Early May. I was told that they make the deposits on Wednesdays. I am hoping that this coming Wednesday, May 6th it will deposit. It is very frustrating that those recipients of social security doesn’t have a way to find out exactly when we will receive it. Most that filed a tax return have received theirs and also I know some that are on disability have received theirs. My last name is closer to the end of the alphabet so I am holding hope it will be in this weeks deposits.
April C.
I’m on on disability and have not received my stimulus check they said they sent it to the wrong address so how am I supposed to do that
Stormy h.
I’m on SSI and haven’t received my $1200 yet,the frustrating part is there isn’t any way to track or find out WHEN it’s supposed to be deposited,the IRS website reads like stereo instructions and if you’re on SSI or SSDI you can’t use the find my payment tool so that’s no help,you can’t call ANYWHERE/ANYONE to find out ANYTHING… does anyone know when we’re supposed to get it?
Nicki
I think we will start to see more deposits this week on the direct express card. Couple place I looked on you tube said we will get it on the direct card they are just behind. It’s a waiting game. I’m on SSDI and have a direct express card nothing yet. When I checked the get my payment this morning the message went from no info to not enough info yet so I think they are working on it. ??
Margaret H.
Im Margaret Harrison I get ssi monthly but I’ve not received a stimulus check, why? How do I fix this.
Stormy h.
I’d like to know that too luv, unfortunately we can’t use the find my payment tool and the IRS website reads like stereo instructions,can’t get anyone on the phone bc it’s all automated system,this is frustrating,I’m tired of checking my card just to hear nothing has been deposited ?
robert f.
call this on Monday 800 829 7650
robert f.
I called them Friday told me in few more
Connie
Mr foss what did they say ???