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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Lori P.
My husband gets SSI and I did the non filers info and we still have not gotten our stimulus checks my husband has a direct express card and still no stimulus money on there for him also we lived with my sister in 2019 and she claimed our daughter on their 2019 taxes but they didnt get the 500 for her cuz their taxes are not processed yet help what should I do…
V.V.
Hi Lori, 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. You may find the IRS Get My Payment Frequently Asked Questions web page helpful.
Roger A.
please tell me when I will receive my disability stimulus check
SHELLEY G.
I am on ssi and get ssi and I have direct deposit no I did not get my stimulus check yet when do they go out
SHELLEY G.
When is SSI PEOPLE GETTING THERE. STIMULUS CHECK I DIDN’T GET MINE YET.
M
SSI recipients should have direct deposit stimulus payment by May 13th. If you are expecting a paper check, they will be mailed out starting May 15th.
Kimberly B.
I was just wondering, if a person is retired and collecting SSI, and still working 20 hours a week, are they still eligible for the 600$ from the government?
Thank you for your time
V.V.
Hi Kimberly. We are unable to answer questions about unemployment insurance as each state administers its own program. Please visit the U.S. Department of Labor for details. We hope this helps.
Vicki S.
Will me and my daughter receive are payments we on separate SSI we have direct deposit t u
V.V.
Hi Vicki, 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!
james t.
I get my Social Security through my Direct Express Card and I filed taxes for 2018 and 2019. Why I have not receive my 2400.00 (because I filed jointly) on my card?
Sharon
I have a conservator and still haven’t recieved my check ? I have direct exspress , Whats going on?
Betty
I get ssi no dependent i still have not received my check yet!
Harriet R.
I am 70 yrs old, and receive Social Security and SSI. I have not yet received my stimulus check yet. I have direct deposit set up with my bank and have had direct Deposit for years. Why don’t I get stimulus check.