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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Kn
What about on the non filers account they say you need a IP pin number. To file it but the office is closed . Then what do u do
Arthur K.
My wife and I live in Australia and our US citizens and have filed US tax returns every year including 2019. When will we receive our $1200? We would prefer to receive it as a direct deposit into our Australian bank account – where do I go online to supply our bank details Or will the funds be sent to us by way of a check?
I await you response to my questions thank you.
Brandon S.
When am i going to receive my stimulus payment on my direct express card?
Derek R.
Hi, well, something is definitely wrong . A few of my friends who are retired and ge their money on their Direct Express card did not get it there, they got paper checks. I believe this is what is causing the problem. I am in the same not receiving it yet boat, hope they can figure it out, but have asked a few people in this domain and they can’t understand it, but think IRS is having a difficult time adding it to those Direct Express cards!
José O.
Como es posible que nosotros las personas más vulnerables al covid-19 y que somos beneficiarios del Seguro Social el gobierno de Puerto Rico en su implantación a considerado que vamos hacer los últimos en recibir el incentivo federal cuando en realidad debemos de ser los primeros .
Anthony D.
Im on ssi and its the 5th of May 2020 and i still have not recieved my 1200.00 payment yet. Im wondering why i havent gotten it yet
faith c.
I am on ssa and have other employment but does not exceed income requirement I didi taxes in 2018 but owed money and paid it I have not done my 2019 taxes yet Why havent i got my stimulus I thought ssa beneficiaries will be getting their payment by late April Thank you Faith
Natoya q.
I haven’t recieved my impact payment and am on social security supplemental income. Please inform me when I’m getting it.
Sherlene V.
I dot have any dependant children but still haven’t gotten the 1.200 check yet..I’m on SSI
V.V.
Hi Sharlene, thank you for your question. The Internal Revenue Service, which is part of the Department of Treasury, will be making Economic Income Payments to eligible people. To help you quickly and easily determine whether you need to take any action to receive your Economic Impact Payment, or a payment for your qualifying child, check out the step-by-step instructions on the Social Security and Coronavirus web page: https://www.ssa.gov/coronavirus/.
Tcden
She said she does not have any dependents!!!
David
Today (May 5, 2020) is the deadline to file any minor dependants SSI recipients have if they want to add them for the $500 per child they will get. However, there are millions of us on SSI and Veterans who don’t want to file anything more other than the one payment they are still waiting for. My question is, is when are they going to send out those payments that they keep saying will be sent out in “early May”? They don’t seem to want to tell anyone what that date is going to be. We are the only ones still waiting for the payment. The poorest of society.
Roger
I receive ssi/ssdi and received the $2400 for me and my spouse. I put down the correct info on my non-filers form but have not received the $500 for my 2 qualifying dependant children. Does anybody know if the stimulus checks for dependants are deposited separately from my $1200 check?
V.V.
Hi Roger, thank you for your question. The Internal Revenue Service, which is part of the Department of Treasury, will be making Economic Income Payments to eligible people. To help you quickly and easily determine whether you need to take any action to receive your Economic Impact Payment, or a payment for your qualifying child, check out the step-by-step instructions on the Social Security and Coronavirus web page: https://www.ssa.gov/coronavirus/.