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Act Now - Go to IRS.gov - A Message from Social Security
Commissioner Andrew Saul
Action Needed for Social
Security Beneficiaries with Dependents and Who Do Not File
Tax Returns to Receive $500 Per Child Payment
"Social Security
beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
recipients who don't file tax returns will start receiving
their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the
Treasury Department soon. People receiving 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 and visit the Non-Filers: Enter Payment
Info Here section to provide their information.
Social Security retirement, survivors and disability
insurance beneficiaries with dependent children and who did
not file 2018 or 2019 taxes need to act by Wednesday, April
22, in order to receive additional payments for their
eligible children quickly. SSI recipients need to take this
action by later this month; a specific date will be
available soon.
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 beneficiaries in this group do not
provide their information to the IRS soon, their payment at
this time will be $1,200. People would then be required to
file a tax year 2020 tax return to obtain the additional
$500 per eligible child.
I urge Social Security and
SSI recipients with qualifying children 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.
People with Direct Express
debit cards who enter information at the IRS's website
should complete all of the mandatory questions, but they may
leave the bank account information section blank as Treasury
already has their Direct Express information on file.
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 as they will not receive
automatic payments from Treasury."
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