[NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Special Bulletin #2: Rules for SSI and Economic Impact Payments Have Been Updated

[Dorothy Griffin]

John Par'e Update!

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From: Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 5:52 PM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Special Bulletin #2: Rules for SSI and
Economic Impact Payments Have Been Updated
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Dear Fellow Federationists:



I have good news. The Administration has just announced that Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) recipients who do not file a regular tax return and
who do not have any dependent aged 16 years or younger, do not need to file
a simple tax return. This is a significant change to what was was
communicated to you yesterday. The National Federation of the Blind has
been advocating for this change. I am sorry that the details have changed
so fast and so frequently, but we can all be happy that it has ended with
this streamlined process.


As a result of yesterday's special bulletin, we also received several
questions related to whether an individual who is claimed as a
dependent on another
person's tax return is still eligible for the $1,200 Economic Impact
Payment. The answer is no. If you are claimed as a dependent on someone
else’s tax return, then you are not eligible for the $1,200 Economic Impact
Payment.



So, to summarize the new SSI rules, if you did not file a 2018 or 2019 tax
return and do not have a dependent aged 16 years or younger, you do not
need to do anything to get your $1,200 Economic Impact Payment.  You should
receive the automatic payments by direct deposit, Direct Express debit
card, or by paper check, just as you would normally receive your Social
Security benefits. SSI recipients with qualifying children will need to use
the IRS ‘Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here’ web portal
<https://waysandmeansforms.house.gov/components/redirect/r.aspx?ID=491262-70878583>to
enter basic information so they can receive their payments as quickly as
possible.


We will continue to monitor developments regarding the Economic Impact
Payments, and will communicate any changes to you as soon as we can. In the
meantime, please continue to check our COVID-19 Resources Page
<https://www.nfb.org/resources/covid-19-resources> for updates.


Keep well, and keep safe.


Warm regards,

John



John G. Paré Jr.

Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy

National Federation of the Blind

200 East Wells Street

Baltimore, MD 21230

Telephone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2218

Cell phone: (410) 917-1965

Email: jpare at nfb.org



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who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we
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Dorothy Griffin - President
National Federation of the Blind of Georgia
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The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
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expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
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