[NFB-Idaho] Latest Info on Covid-19 Imapact Payments from Social Security Adminadstration

[Kevin Pirnie]

 Friday, April 10, 2020
For Immediate Release
Mark Hinkle, Acting Press Officer
press.office at ssa.gov
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 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 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. In
addition, please continue to visit the IRS at www.irs.gov/coronavirus
<https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus-tax-relief-and-economic-impact-payments>
for the latest information.

We will continue to update Social Security’s COVID-19 web page at
www.socialsecurity.gov/coron <https://www.ssa.gov/coronavirus/>

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