Supplemental Security Income Recipients Will Receive Automatic COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments
Washington, D.C. – Thanks to the advocacy of people with disabilities and their families and friends, the Treasury Department announced today that it would automatically issue Recovery Rebate payments to people with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) via the method by which they usually receive their SSI benefits. This change ensures that people with disabilities on SSI will automatically receive the Recovery Rebate payments authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This money will help millions of the lowest income people with disabilities deal with the economic strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. Treasury anticipates these automatic payments no later than early May.
This means that SSI recipients with no qualifying children do not need to take any action in order to receive their $1,200 economic impact payment. The payments will be automatic.
SSI Recipients with Dependent Children Should Still Go To IRS.gov to Provide Your Information:
If you are on SSI and do have qualifying children under age 17, however, you should not wait for your automatic $1,200 individual payment. You should go to the IRS’s webpage at www.irs.gov/coronavirus/non-filers-enter-payment-info-here and visit the Non-Filers: Enter Your Payment Info section to provide their information. By entering information on the IRS website about yourself and your qualifying children, you will also receive the $500 per dependent child payment in addition to you $1,200 individual payment.
Unfortunately, there still exists an inequity for people with SSI who are claimed as dependents. If you are claimed as a dependent then you are ineligible for the $1200 stimulus payment, AND parents who claim adult children as dependents are ineligible for the $500 stimulus per child.
Washington, D.C. – Thanks to the advocacy of people with disabilities and their families and friends, the Treasury Department announced today that it would automatically issue Recovery Rebate payments to people with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) via the method by which they usually receive their SSI benefits. This change ensures that people with disabilities on SSI will automatically receive the Recovery Rebate payments authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This money will help millions of the lowest income people with disabilities deal with the economic strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. Treasury anticipates these automatic payments no later than early May.
This means that SSI recipients with no qualifying children do not need to take any action in order to receive their $1,200 economic impact payment. The payments will be automatic.
SSI Recipients with Dependent Children Should Still Go To IRS.gov to Provide Your Information:
If you are on SSI and do have qualifying children under age 17, however, you should not wait for your automatic $1,200 individual payment. You should go to the IRS’s webpage at www.irs.gov/coronavirus/non-filers-enter-payment-info-here and visit the Non-Filers: Enter Your Payment Info section to provide their information. By entering information on the IRS website about yourself and your qualifying children, you will also receive the $500 per dependent child payment in addition to you $1,200 individual payment.
Unfortunately, there still exists an inequity for people with SSI who are claimed as dependents. If you are claimed as a dependent then you are ineligible for the $1200 stimulus payment, AND parents who claim adult children as dependents are ineligible for the $500 stimulus per child.
Welcome to Exceptional Family Center, where we are committed to helping families and Individual with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) find programs and services that meet their needs.
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Our History:
Exceptional Family Center was founded by parents and professionals who recognized the need to have a multicultural agency in Kern County where families can receive adequate information about services for their children with an Intellectual and/or Developmental Disability (I/DD) as well as assistance with important documents:
Exceptional Family Center believes that parents, along with other family members, play a crucial role in improving the quality of life of their loved ones with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)
Our Mission:
To celebrate the success of families and their children with an Intellectual and/or Developmental Disability (I/DD) through collaboration, education, empowerment, and mutual support.
At Exceptional Family Center, we provide families with various programs and services to help them and their children reach their full potential. Our goal is to educate and empower families so that they can help their family members with a developmental disability reach positive life outcomes.
We encourage families to get involved with Exceptional Family Center and explore the possibilities that are available for them and their children.
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