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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Layla
Hi im a payee for my son he receive SSI my question is since he’s a minor would he be getting a stimulus check ? I was told by a friend that he would but I told her that he’s not
V.V.
Hi Layla, 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!
Susan k.
I’m on SSI I have direct deposit and have not received my stimlus money,I have no dependents,I’m told it will come by may 13,or other info says I should provide my personal info by 13 noon on the 13th of may do what am I suppose to do?
V.V.
Hi Susan, thank you for your question. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who do not have qualifying children under age 17 do not need to take any action with the IRS. You will automatically receive your $1,200 economic impact payment directly from the IRS. You should receive the automatic payments by direct deposit, Direct Express debit card, or by paper check, just as you would normally receive your Social Security benefits. We hope this helps.
Gina J.
Is there any way for my mother to track when she will get her Economic Impact Payment? She is 77, on Social Security (SSI), does not have any dependents and has not received her payment yet. All the articles I’ve read mention that SS recipients will get paid at the end of April to the first few weeks of May and that if she has direct deposit for her SS, her payment will be direct deposited as well. She’s getting a little concerned as all her friends and neighbors have already gotten theirs.
V.V.
Hi Gina, thank you for your question. Treasury, not Social Security, will be making automatic Economic Income Payments to eligible people. Unfortunately, we do not have information about the exact schedule for these payments. Continue to check the irs.gov/coronavirus page for updates.
tim w.
I can not remember my sign in information on my account
V.V.
Hi Tim, thanks for using our blog. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions web page for details on how to retrieve or change your username or password. We hope this helps.
Mattie C.
When will people on Social security disability be getting there stimulus checks my boyfriend Robert J Mannon wants to know.
Kenyatta P.
When will people that’s got disability that have payees get their stimulus check
V.V.
Hi Kenyatta, 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, 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.
Linda T.
Why do ssi receipents that have a payee have to wait longer to receive their stimulus payments? Not fair to us. I need my money just as anybody else on ssi. Its like we are being punished because we have a payee. So when will we get our stimulus funds?
V.V.
Hi Linda. 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, 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.
Savannah
Hello I am on disability my grandma is my payee when will people who have Payee get their stimulus checkI forgot to add in a less question that I posted that i have direct. So when Will we get it around the same time that other Social Security recipients get their check because I have not found no info on it.
Savannah
I am on SSI disability and I have a payee my payee is my grandmother. I forgot to add in the last Question I posted that I get direct deposit It goes to her bank account. So when will the stimulus check come for people who have a payee is it the same as other recipients I have not found no info on it yet.
Derek R.
There is no such thing as SSI disability. So, please rephrase your status!
V.V.
Hi Derek. We pay disability benefits through two programs: the Social Security Disability Insurance program (SSDI) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. To qualify for SSDI benefits, you must have worked long enough and recently enough in jobs covered by Social Security (usually within the last 10 years). The (SSI) program is a needs based program that gives cash assistance to disabled individuals with limited income and resources. We pay disability benefits to people who are unable to work because of a medical condition that is expected to last one year or more or to end in death.
Savannah
I am on SSI disability I have a payee and my payee is my grandmother but when were those people who have payees get their checks is it the same time as other SSI recipients because I have not find no info on that yet.
V.V.
Hi Savannah, 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, 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.