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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. Tammy. B.

    Do I get my stimulus check

  2. D

    Have been is SSI since 2016.Check comes via direct deposit every month on time. Haven’t received stimulus check. Did non fillers on May 3, 2020 which originally thought didn’t have to do!!! It’s confusing and other people have gotten there check. Smh

  3. Robert J.

    I did not receive check I am on ssdi and have direct express no children and don’t file taxes

    Thanks rj

  4. Tom

    To all look on the ss web site under the cv19 they just put a lot of stuff up on when we should get are payment

  5. Alice R.

    I’m on disability and I haven’t received my stimulus payment yet I have direct express. I have been on disability for about 3 years.

  6. Alexandra A.

    How do I go about getting my check haven’t received anything yet

  7. Betty A.

    I’m on SSI, No Dependents, No one can claim me, I’m not required to file taxes. I don’t make enough to file taxes. I’m eligible for a stimulus check, but I haven’t received one yet. I have bank account, my SS checks go direct deposit to my bank. Why haven’t I received a stimulus check in my bank yet?

    • Nicki

      I think that happens when you have logged in to many times. I’m getting the same message today because I keep checking. You are only suppose to check once a day.

  8. Loretta H.

    howellwoman7@charter.net and i dont feel i got a answer to my question, every one of the people i know have received their checks

  9. Arlene M.

    my husband and I have only received one $1200 payment by direct deposit

  10. Eddie S.

    So when will people that get SSI get there money everyone say in May this is May and if some filed u on there text will he still get the money by him being on SSI

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