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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Mike
Like so many folks on SS, I Too felt that I was being overlooked.
At last my wife ansI received our checks today. Have faith, your check
Too will soon be there.
Renee D.
I was received a email from SS that i get the 1,200 by early may and that has past. i would like to know when i am going to get. i am on SSI with SS. that money takes care of rent and leaves me with for the month $123.00, so please let me know when to expect it.
Sheryl C.
Why is so hard to give SSI people with payees their stimulus? They get a check direct deposit every month. Just send it out as usual!!!
Crystal P.
I still haven’t recieved my stimulus check im getting a little worried
Diame
I’m a SSI recipient who has a representative payee with Eastern Carolina pay eServices wondering when they will send out my stimulus check and where is it going can’t find any answers please help
V.V.
Hi Diane, 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/#anchorA. On that page, you will also find details about how the IRS will send economic impact payments to individuals that have a representative payee.
Perry H.
I am a disabled person on SSI, wondering if I will receive a Stimulus check this time around birthdate 12/06/1957 Social Security # *** – ** – ***
Landris J.
Thx
annette s.
how can my friend fine out if her and her daughter will be get the stimulus . one get ssi and the other get ssa. the have not them
Stacy H.
I’m on ssdi and have direct express card why is it taking so long to get the payment…
Nicki
Same here… I even called Liberty Bell this morning and ask if I should go ahead and do the non filers and she recommended I wait that she feels like it’s gonna be deposited on the DirectExpress card they are just behind. I don’t file taxes no dependents. I’m gonna give it another week and then I’m giving my new deposit info.
Kimberly C.
My name is Kimberly L Colvin am on ssi and I get my money on a direct express card and I didn’t get my stimulus money at all can you help get it please