Supplemental Security Income
Recipients,
Act Now – Go to IRS.gov – A Message from Social Security
Commissioner Andrew Saul
Action Needed for People Receiving SSI
with Dependents and Who Do Not File Tax Returns to Receive $500 Per
Child Payment
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[June 21, 2020]
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients
who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic
Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department in
early May.
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People receiving SSI benefits who did not file
2018 or 2019 taxes, and have qualifying children under age 17,
however, should not wait for their automatic $1,200 individual
payment. They should immediately go to the IRS’s webpage at
www.irs.gov/coronavirus/non-filers-enter-payment-info-here and
visit the Non-Filers: Enter Your Information section to provide
their information. SSI recipients who have dependent children and
did not file 2018 or 2019 taxes need to act by Tuesday, May 5,
in order to receive additional payments for their eligible children
quickly.
By taking this proactive step 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 people in this group do not provide
their information to the IRS soon, their payment at this time will
be $1,200 only. They would then be required to file a tax year 2020
tax return to obtain the additional $500 per eligible child.
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I urge SSI recipients with qualifying children and
who do not normally file taxes to take action now. Immediately go to
IRS.gov so that you will receive the full amount of the Economic
Impact Payments you and your family are eligible for.
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Lastly, a word of caution. Be aware of scams related to the Economic
Impact Payments. There is no fee required to receive these payments.
Don’t be fooled.
Visit the agency’s COVID-19 web page at
www.socialsecurity.gov/coronavirus/ for important information
and updates.”
Click here to view the IRS press release about this important
issue.
[Jack Myers
Public Affairs Specialist
Social Security Administration] |