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Update on Economic Impact Payments for Social Security and SSI Beneficiaries

May 22, 2020 • By

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Last Updated: February 21, 2023

Beginning today, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will issue Economic Impact Payments (EIP) to approximately 1.4 million SSI recipients with representative payees and 10.4 million Social Security beneficiaries with representative payees.

The IRS will issue the EIPs via direct deposit and Direct Express starting today, May 22, to the same direct deposit account or Direct Express card as the recipient’s monthly Social Security or SSI payment. Paper check EIPs will be mailed starting May 27.

Visit our website to learn about EIPs and representative payees. You can find the eligibility requirements and other information about the EIPs at the IRS’ Economic Impact Payment Information Center.

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Darlynda Bogle, Assistant Deputy Commissioner

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  1. Tonya

    My boyfriend hasn’t received his $1200 stimulus payment yet and he gets SSDI disability and he gets his SSDI disability payments on a direct express card because where he doesn’t have a bank account and it’s supposed to be however gets SSI or SSDI or veterans etc however they get their payments that’s how they get their stimulus payments so my boyfriend is supposed to get his $1200 stimulus payment on his direct express card because that is how he gets his SSDI disability payments on the 3rd of every month and here it is May 22nd and he still has not received his $1200 stimulus payment yet and he is very very very concerned about why he hasn’t and he’s very very very concerned about what’s going on ? The people who gets SSI and SSDI and veterans payments etc supposed to not fill out that where’s my payment tool unless they have children etc and my boyfriend don’t have children etc so he didn’t have to fill that so called where’s my payment tool whatever you call that tool on the IRS.GOV…So he’s upset and concerned about why he hasn’t gotten his stimulus payment yet and why it’s not on his direct express card yet etc ?

    • Anon

      Check the get my payment every day. It is updated overnight. It will show they don’t have enough information until they schedule his payment. Sure, they left out this important piece of information that would have solved so many questions, but hey, they leave it to us because we are obviously mind readers, right? Keep checking, don’t lose hope.

  2. Wanda g.

    In past statement read payment. Today statement reads payments. Why is this?

  3. Gladys R.

    Gladys Robinson. I was just wondering where my stimulus is and will I get one as I am 76 and on isa and have been on it for a long time and I do have direct deposit with the same bank, please help.

    • A.C.

      Hi, Gladys. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is part of the U.S. Treasury, will be making Economic Income Payments. Please visit the Internal Revenue Service’s website here for all your Economic Income Payment-related questions. If you are unable to find the answer, call the IRS hotline at 1-800-919-9835. We hope this helps.

  4. Robert

    Thank You and Bless You’re Heart Darlynda for the extra help, have a wonderful Momorial Day Weekend Sincerly Robert

  5. Samantha N.

    Why didn’t I get the childcare credit at the same time as the stimulus check if I’m eligible for child support payments$$??

    • A.C.

      Hi, Samantha. Please visit the Internal Revenue Service’s website here for all your Economic Income Payment-related questions. If you are unable to find the answer, call the IRS hotline at 1-800-919-9835. We hope this helps.

  6. Fahmi N.

    This is the best thing that can happen to people who receive social security benefits that their EIP goes to the same direct deposit accounts where they receive social security payments.

  7. Jeff F.

    Is this old payments or new , Im starving, I can’t pay bills they want to take my car . I cant work a temporary job because of COVID-19 this is horrible my life is ruined be disabled anyway is bad enough.

  8. RayC

    According to https://www.ssa.gov/coronavirus/assets/materials/economic-impact-payments-for-social-security-and-ssi-recipients.pdf Everyone in on SSDI should have received at least the $1200 payment by the end of April. Also according to other press releases some 140 million payments have been sent out with about 10 million more to go. They stated that when the paper checks start rolling out the would be going out at a rate of 5 million a week. 10 divided by 5 is still 2, or so I believe. Yet other reports state some may have to wait until the end of JUNE to see a payment. For a bureau that deals in numbers these sure don’t add up.

  9. Vicki

    I receive ssdi/disability and l checked the irs.gov website today and finally got a date when l should receive my eip next Thursday 5-28-2020 so l suggest all ppl on SSDI and SSI to check irs.gov tool again l am so relieved just this morning l had checked & it said no status available so ppl re-check. Thankyou

  10. MARIE

    Thanks so much for the help me I’m so grateful

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