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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Frank R.
My wife received her stimulus but I did not. Why ?
Donnie W.
When I get my money from the stirmulus check
beverly p.
I would like to know when my stimulus money will be Direct depot in my account, I can’t find a date or anything about it. I get my ssi direct report and I have been checking everyday like 20 times a day, everyone else is getting there’s, I would like to know when for mine.
Wanda W.
I wanna know do I get a stimulance check
Karen L.
I am on ssi I have no children to claim ,my husband doesn’t work so it is just my SSI that pays for everything, and sometimes not even enough to (rob Peter to pay Paul), get by,I’m broke the same day,$781.00 a month doesnt go far when your rent is $475.00 and the electeic bill is over 150.00 during the winter months because the heaters dont work,so can you please tell me ,exactly when will I get my stimulus pay,I get my SSI on a DIRECT EXPRESS CARD will it come on that you say by early May how much earlier does it have to be,today is the May 4th.
Derek R.
I believe that everyone with the same setup as you ,expecting it to be put on a Direct Express card are in for an awakening, something is amiss, am sure it is a problem for them to comply, somehow. Is there anyone who watches these forums, who can respond to all of us who are on SSI and have our monies deposited on our Direct Express card, please respond of reply, thanks for listening and assisting, DR
Derek R.
Yeah no response, this is a bogus forum. I just figured it out as someone is posting about notifying the proper authorities if you get your deposit or check if on SSI< Wrong, have definite proof and a government email that says ,there is no need!!!!
Karen L.
I am on ssi I have no children to claim ,my husband doesn’t work so it it just me SSI that pays for everything, and sometimes not even enough to (rob Peter to pay Paul), get by,I’m broke the same day,so can you please tell me ,exactly when will I get my stimulus pay,I get my SSI on a DIRECT EXPRESS CARD
Derek R.
Well,there are so many people in your same predicament ,.Something is going wrong with the SSI stimulus assistance, as it is a different part of the government area. I believe they migh be waiting for those with dependent children to report before May 5th deadline to separate the two arrangments. However, there are some people on SSI on my street who have received them ,but not on their Direct Express cards but by check ,so there definitely is something amiss. Also, there is some lady who claims she works as some kind of govt .employee who says you have to report thiss stimulus check if you are on SSI> Wrong called my congresswoman ,and her rep ,said they had over 500 calls regarding this need to notify , she said no way!!!
Francisca
Hello iam my son’s payee my son is on SSI his father claimed him on his income tax this year me as a payee can I get a stimulas check like file or because iam his payee on his ssi can I enroll in the stimulas package
V.V.
Hi Francisca, 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. Hope this helps!
Labotamy c.
U son ofa bitch whheres my checkpiss poot
MOHTARAM Z.
My name is Mohtaram Zainalizadeh.
My SS# is : *** – ** – ***.
I receive SSI $945- per month up to last year! Each year I tried to file my Taxes & I was told you don’t need to file!
I have SSI Direct Deposit & I need to get paid Government Stimulus Check offer.
My Mailing address is :
P.O.BOX 2781
Sausalito, CA 94966
Tel: 415- 424- 7592
Alita
Am on SSI Trying to see if my name is on the list to get the stimulant
Toni
I was wondering when I might get information to let me know when I might get my stimulus payment. I have done my taxes for 2018/19 because I receive a small pension from my ex husband. I receive SSI now for the last few years, and I can not get any other message on the eip portal saying payment status unavailable. I have no dependents. My kids are all grown up and out of the house. Please give me any information if possible