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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Tony G.
When will SSI recipients receive emergency assistance covid-19 economic impact payment?
matthew d.
Im asking about bank direct deposit. I dont have direct express. My ssdi goes into my bank. Are we getting deposit on 13th like people who have direct express cards?
Ursula
Where did you get the 13th? You keep posting this date, where’d you get it? Stop trying to bail people bitch!
Frederick
My next door neighbor got a call from direct express saying that the money will be deposited in His Direct Express account on May 13 He gets SSI this was on Sat. May 9 I was there when the call came I get SSI but I still have not received a call or anything yet Jacksonville Fla.
Deborah J.
Have not received my eip. yet
matthew d.
Only direct express cards on 13th? What about bank direct deposits? Ssdi get my payment still says status not known
Nicki
Same.. DirectExpress SSDI nothing pending yet
matthew d.
Im asking about bank direct deposit. I dont have direct express. My ssdi goes into my bank. Are we getting deposit on 13th like people who have direct express cards?
bobby
I am social security no stimulus check yet they are giving it to DEAD people I have direct deposit WE don’t count
friend
My friend has SS Retiree, direct deposit, no kids, did not file taxes, completely eligible AND STILL NO EIP. There is no one to call, nowhere to ask for help, and Get My Payment still says Status Unavailable. My friend will not blog about it on this site…doesn’t believe it will help. What should my friend do about this? Thank you
John
I am on SSI and I have direct deposit Debit express card.i have been unable to find the exact date I am to get the stimulas check viea direct deposit.
Jamie s.
I draw ssi it’s almost mid may I still have not received my stimulus money. So when is it comeing I have heard different days I have been told by end of April then I was told fiirst part of May then around the middle of May.I have no dependents no one claims me I get my benefits on direct exsprees card I really could use that stimulus money now
Tammy L.
I receive ssi and have direct deposit at PNC Bank why haven’t I received a stimlus check ?
Maria
I receive SSI, I have some back child support. The person I owe the child support to was trying to get the amount forgiven, however he passed away early last month. I have 3 grown children, one is incarcerated one is hooked on drugs and my oldest child and I live together. Can someone please tell me what to expect? Some say those who have passed don’t get the check, so how can child support pay someone who has passed away, and can child support even touch my SSI?
V.V.
Hi Maria, 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!
Neil
Hello everyone, I’m guessing the reason we haven’t received our stimulus package yet is because the IRS is collecting interest on it, Remember first we were told it was the April 29th then it got moved to the 5th of April, and still nothing. I’m only guessing
John T.
I said that about a week ago yes thats why their delaying payment people are being feed a line of bs all in the name of money well my fellow ssa people tell the electric people an the rent people when you get yours they will get theirs u gotta eat