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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. Deborah T.

    I receive SSI direct deposit and haven’t received my stimulus check. I switched from direct express to a bank account with direct deposit on 12/1/2019. Will I have to do anything to receive my stimulus check?

    • V.V.

      Hi Deborah, 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.

  2. Laura r.

    Why haven’t me and my grown daughter received the stimulus check yet we’re on SSI

    • V.V.

      Hi Laura, thank you for using our blog. The Internal Revenue Service, which is part of the Department of Treasury, will be making Economic Income Payments to eligible people. Therefore, we do not have a schedule of these payments. Continue to check the irs.gov/coronavirus page for guidance. Thanks!

  3. Sharon J.

    My husband & i are on disability. As of May 6th we haven’t seen our stimulus checks. We both have different bank accounts, but haven’t gotten our money yet. All we want to know is why?????? I have a family member who was over payed on disability with their grandchildren. Why haven’t we got our money??? It’s not right. I’ve been working since i was 15 1/2 & my husband age 16. He got approved for his disability 2003 & I got approved in 2006.. WE WANT OUR STIMULUS CHECKS DEPOSITED INTO OUR ACCOUNTS TOO!!!!!!!!!!! WHERE’S OUR MONEY???

    • V.V.

      Hi Sharon, 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.

  4. ME

    Early April they said SS should file 2019 return to give IRS the direct deposit info. to get relief deposit. TurboTax wouldn’t take it. I’m retired, SS only income. Needed relief month ago. Did what they said. Filed paper return with bank info. After I mailed it they said don’t. I have direct deposit, no kids. Need relief deposit now. Will I get it for being SS retired or is it messed up cause of paper return they said to file then said not to file?Thank you

    • ME

      Friend with SSI did same thing. When will we get stimulus?Thank you

    • ME

      Friend with SSI did same thing. Please help with response. Thank you

  5. monica a.

    I haven’t received my stimulus check deposited into my account.

  6. Tammy P.

    Yes my husband receives SS disability and neither of us has gotten a check, we don’t file an income tax either so how will we receive the 2400.00???

  7. Meredith H.

    When the stimulus money hit for SSI .I have been checking everyday

  8. Linda C.

    Will someone that is a disabled adult and is on SSI and carried on someone’s return qualify

  9. Teresa k.

    havet heard or got my check why

  10. nancy d.

    When will ssi recipients receive their direct deposit for the stimulus check

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