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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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Comments

  1. Teresa A.

    THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO KNOW SOMEONE HAS YOUR BACK AND ALL IS TAKEN CARE OF, WE ALL SHOULD CARE ABOUT ONE ANOTHER.

  2. Grne

    The annual increase we get or might get is so small that it’s spent as soon as we leave our residence.
    This is day one , now there is 30 more days to the next couple dollars.
    Bottom line … increase the percentages.

  3. BENEDICTA A.

    I don’t understand this. I am an SSA pensioner and receive my monthly check via direct deposit. Both the SSA and IRS said no action is required on my part and the stimulus check would be automatically deposited in my account. I have no need to file taxes. I know I am not alone in this. Why are we getting bypassed? SSA pensioners paid taxes for years. I can’t believe how messed up this is! SSA can find us to deposit money in our bank accounts but the IRS who gets a copy of our SSA-1099 electronically and can’t send us our stimulus payment?

    • A.C.

      Hi, Benedicta. 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. tonya r.

    My boyfriend gets SSDI disability payments every month on his direct express card and he still has not received his $1200 stimulus payment and here it is May 22nd and he’s still waiting and still wandering what is going on with why he’s still hasn’t gotten his and that his friends and everyone around him that he knows already has gotten their stimulus payment but like I said he hasn’t received his and his stimulus payment should come on his direct express card because that is how he gets his SSDI disability payments every month….So like I said he is wanting to know the same thing when is the people who gets SSDI disability when will those people be getting their $1200 stimulus payment especially if they get their SSDI disability payments on a direct express card ? Because he is still waiting on his stimulus payment he’s been checking his direct express card everyday and he’s still has not received his stimulus check and here it is May 22nd and May will be over soon ….So what is the IRS doing with the money etc ?

  5. Laura J.

    What happens you you dont recive it

  6. linda

    Same. For me

  7. Vernita P.

    SSA and IRS can’t get it together on when we are receiving stimulus money. Can’t use Non filer form to get information because I am on ss disability. IRS says all direct deposits have been made. I don’t have mine. They have my direct deposit information and correct address if coming by check in mail. There is no place to contact anyone for answers. WTH. Everyone around me recieved theirs weeks ago.

  8. darrell e.

    i AM ON SSDI AND DID NOT RECEIVE A PAYMENT. HOW DO I CHECK TO SEE WHATS WRONG.

  9. Valentin B.

    Why I can talk whit nobody from SSA when I call to can explain them that I want to know about my recalculate retirement benefit at 66 ages full retirement because I start early 62 ages like semi-retirement to work till 66 full retirement ages at this year 05/08/2020 the date at full retirement ages,
    and about my SSI application and My Social Security account to can comunicate whit them

  10. Marilyn S.

    Thank you very much. Anything helps. Much appreciated
    Marilyn Schwartz

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