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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. Suzanne W.

    Please help! I receive SSD, and have custody of my grandson (13yrs). I went to the non-filers tool, and it errored that someone had claimed him on their tax refund. He has lived with me since 2018. So, worried that it was a mess, I went back in and only put my information.
    Suzanne Williams-Kiebzak (Caleb Williams). Thank you.

  2. MERLIN K.

    Is the EIP debit card for real or a scam?

    • Anon

      According to the IRS website, many payments will in fact come loaded on a prepaid Visa card.

    • V.V.

      Hi Merlin, thank you for using our blog. The Department of the Treasury is starting to send Economic Impact Payments by prepaid debit card, instead of by paper check. EIP Card recipients can make purchases, get cash from in-network ATMs, and transfer funds to their personal bank account without incurring any fees. Additional information is available in Treasury’s press release. EIP Card recipients can read more about their debit card at http://www.eipcard.com. Please note that the EIP Card is not the same as the Direct Express Debit Card on which many Social Security and SSI beneficiaries receive their monthly benefit payment.

  3. Patricia M.

    I want to know why my husband got his stimulus check it was only 1200 it should have been 2400 we file jointly and I am not a dependant and we have no dependants I want answers. .

  4. Vinnetta H.

    I’m really upset about this stimulus payment I have not filed taxes in over 10 PLUS years. I have been waiting for my stimulus payment for almost 2 months now SSI HAS SENT OVER MY INFORMATION TO THE IRS AND I BEEN STILL WAITING I LOST MY GRANDMOTHER TO WHOM I AM VERY CLOSE TO IN ALL THIS COVID 19 MESS AND CAN NOT EVEN BARRY HER PROPERLY ITS BEEN VERY HARD FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND I JUST LEARNED THE OTHER DAY WHEN CALLING IRS AND BEING ON HOLD FOR 3 HOURS AND 14 MINUTES THAT A CODE POPPED UP AND THE GENTLEMEN TOLD ME THAT SOMEONE HAS CLAIMED ME AS A DEPENDENT ON THERE TAXES I HAVE NEVER EVER GAVE ANY PERMISSION FOR ANYONE TO CLAIM ME ON NO SUCH PAPERWORK AS I AM VERY INDEPENDENT AND HAVE MY OWN BILLS AND RENT MY OWN HOME SO IM DISAPPOINTED AT THE IRS AND JUST WANT THEM TO FIX THIS AND SEND ME MY PAYMENT THAT IS RIGHTFULLY OWED TO ME. IN REGARDS TO THIS ERROR I HAVE FILED IDENTITY THEFT AND IM PRESSING CHARGES AND NOW IM WAITING FOR THE IRS TO RIGHTFULLY SEND ME MY PAYMENT. I HAVE BILLS CLIMBING SO HIGH ON TOP OF TRYING TO BARRY MY GRANDMA IN ALL THIS IM LOST ON WHAT TO DO FROM HERE IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY OR IRS I ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE MY FAMILY AND I ARE AT A LOSS AND SUFFERING RIGHT NOW DO TO THIS… THANK YOU SO MUCH.

  5. Michael B.

    What about veterans who have c&p

  6. Anonymous

    Ok, good news! After the get my payment tool has never worked for me, it finally has! According to the IRS, there will be another round of scheduled payments going out direct deposit May 28. I figured I had fallen through the cracks, or been swept up in a glitch they had talked about and would just never receive anything. I am a SSDI recepient, so keep the faith.
    True, they obviously aren’t paying the poorest first, but there may be light at the end of this crazy tunnel! Keep up the hope, and maybe eventually we will all receive our much needed money!

  7. Deborah D.

    So i shood be getting my second stimulus check deposited in to my direct deposited account on the may 27 2020?

  8. Deborah H.

    Do I receive this payment

  9. James I.

    I am on SSD and am still waiting for a direct deposit to my bank account. I should have received it already . Sadly you can’t reach anyone by phone as they don’t answer. I was to have payment by the end of April according to my annual gross income ??? Any accurate deposit date would be nice.

    • Anon

      Keep checking every day with the get my payment. It will not show anything until your payment date is scheduled. They could have mentioned that and not let people become so upset.

  10. Terra

    My mom hasn’t received her date for stimulus but me and my father have can u please help me help my mom

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