[IL-Talk] FW: [blParent] New Guidance about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries

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Subject: [blParent] New Guidance about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries
Importance: High

This came across our Colorado list but could affect many on this list:

Press Release
Friday, April 10, 2020
For Immediate Release
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Mark Hinkle, Acting Press Officer
press.office at ssa.gov<mailto:press.office at ssa.gov>
News Release SOCIAL SECURITY
New Guidance about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for Social Security and
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries from Social Security
Commissioner Andrew Saul

Print Version

"The Treasury Department launched a new web tool allowing quick registration
for Economic Impact Payments for eligible individuals who do not normally
file a tax return, and also announced that it would begin making automatic
payments. However, for some people receiving benefits from the Social
Security Administration--specifically those who have dependent children
under the age of 17--it is to their advantage to go to this portal to ensure
they also get the $500 per dependent Economic Impact Payment. I encourage
them to do this as soon as possible, and want to provide the following
details:

People who receive Social Security retirement, survivors, or disability
insurance benefits and who did not file a tax return for 2018 or 2019 and
who have qualifying children under age 17 should now go to the IRS's webpage
at
www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payments<https://nam05.safelinks.pro
tection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irs.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2Feconomic-
impact-payments&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1058a500bc274d870e7508d7de5582bb%7C84df9e7
fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637222331150616126&sdata=o%2B0VJFgHBN2ZG
X0HcpwFlir1ELvp0cctoJrsmKp2w%2F0%3D&reserved=0> to enter their information
instead of waiting for their automatic $1,200 Economic Impact Payment. 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 Social
Security beneficiaries in this group do not provide their information to the
IRS soon, they will have to wait to receive their $500 per qualifying child.

The same new guidance also applies to SSI recipients, especially those who
have qualifying children under age 17. To receive the full amount of the
Economic Impact Payments you and your family are eligible for, go to the
IRS's Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info page at
www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payments<https://nam05.safelinks.pro
tection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irs.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2Feconomic-
impact-payments&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1058a500bc274d870e7508d7de5582bb%7C84df9e7
fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637222331150626120&sdata=5nCWpwpfHdGoObg
QYCq8igEDxli%2FaeVv2zrrQwVMOvo%3D&reserved=0> and provide information about
yourself and your qualifying children.

Additionally, any new beneficiaries since January 1, 2020, of either Social
Security or SSI benefits, who did not file a tax return for 2018 or 2019,
will also need to go to the IRS's Non-Filers website to enter their
information.

Lastly, for Social Security retirement, survivors, or disability
beneficiaries who do not have qualifying children under age 17, you do not
need to take any action with the IRS. You will automatically receive your
$1,200 economic impact payment directly from the IRS as long as you received
an SSA-1099 for 2019.

For SSI recipients who do not have qualifying children under age 17, we
continue to work closely with Treasury in our efforts to make these payments
automatically. Please note that we will not consider Economic Impact
Payments as income for SSI recipients, and the payments are excluded from
resources for 12 months.

The eligibility requirements and other information about the Economic Impact
Payments can be found here:
www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payment-information-center<https://n
am05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irs.gov%2Fcoron
avirus%2Feconomic-impact-payment-information-center&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1058a5
00bc274d870e7508d7de5582bb%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C6372
22331150636116&sdata=p%2Fu4RK8TlmRX9B47JefXcOSluFFcbSqW5KbGr8rhatA%3D&reserv
ed=0>. In addition, please continue to visit the IRS at
www.irs.gov/coronavirus<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=
https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irs.gov%2Fcoronavirus-tax-relief-and-economic-impact-payme
nts&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1058a500bc274d870e7508d7de5582bb%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb43
5aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637222331150646115&sdata=ho%2FPd6NhNl3dYXMLNr%2FHuwD
HgG5YxLi9X8T0u8asIDI%3D&reserved=0> for the latest information.

We will continue to update Social Security's COVID-19 web page at
www.socialsecurity.gov/coronavirus/<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlo
ok.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ssa.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C105
8a500bc274d870e7508d7de5582bb%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C6
37222331150656105&sdata=7sEi891yZeRlO0YZFJz9vJVv77kTccySAWaDWzd3asM%3D&reser
ved=0> as further details become available."

To get more Social Security news, follow the Press Office on Twitter
@SSAPress<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft
witter.com%2FSSAPress&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1058a500bc274d870e7508d7de5582bb%7C8
4df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637222331150666100&sdata=kVMUHMjy%
2FWJDA3FrOHM0mmN4NKV2a%2BuoBhW6FDK9FLk%3D&reserved=0>.

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