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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Susan M.
My Daughter receives ssi , she turned 18 yrs old this last February. Does she qualify for the 1,200 stimulas payment? Her ssi comes in a paper check. T U
Gail
I’m on ssi and have not received a stimulus check I have direct express when will I receive mine?
Leaora M.
My name is Leaora R. Moss
I’am on SSI i have direct deposit I never recieved my Stimulics direct deposit . When i recieve it ?
Betty C.
Will the covid /stimulus check go to payee or directly to the ssi card
Kim B.
Iam on ssi no children me will get this MONEY the 1200. I used the direct express card when and what day
Diane O.
I have not received my stimulus money yet. I don’t have any dependents and I don’t file taxes. I receive monthly payments on a Direct Express card. When and how can I expect stimulus money
Diane O.
I still haven’t received my stimulus money. I don’t have dependents and I don’t file taxes. I receive monthly payments on Direct Express card. When and how can I expect stimulus money
Kitty s.
So when are people on SSI with no kids get there checks in . If u don’t mind telling me .please and thank u
V.V.
Hi Kitty, 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.
Melissa J.
This is great. But WHEN will this payment be deposited onto my Direct Express card?
V.V.
Hi Melissa, 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.
Teresa S.
I’m on SSI and I got the Direct Express Card through Social Security and I have not received my payment yet