Stimulus Checks For Social Security Disability Dependents
Adult dependents claimed on someone else s tax return are not eligible for the additional payment.
Stimulus checks for social security disability dependents. Essentially everyone who got a stimulus check in 2020 and who still qualifies will get a second check this year. People who are part of the social security disability insurance program who were not required to file tax returns for 2018 or 2019 should also have automatically received a first stimulus payment. Most recipients of social security disability insurance ssdi and supplemental security income ssi will be eligible for the new 600 covid 19 stimulus check signed into law on december 27 2020.
A push is underway in congress to make economic stimulus payments available to people with disabilities who are dependents. If you have 0 income you can still file a tax return. Ssdi and ssi recipients who have children under 17 are eligible for an extra 600 per child as long as the child lives with them for more than half the year.
Eligible dependent children under the age of 17 will also get 600 payments up from 500 dependent payments in the first round of stimulus. However some did not receive their payment for multiple reasons. Most recipients of supplemental security income ssi and or social security disability insurance ssdi are eligible for the 1 200 stimulus payment.
Many disabled adults on ssi do not receive their full ssi check. The irs has until friday to send out a second stimulus check to qualifying adults with an additional 600 for each eligible child dependent. Payments of up to 1 200 will be sent to every american who has a social security number isn t listed as a dependent and meets certain financial criteria.
The irs will rely on the information they received when pushing out the earlier 1 200 checks to distribute the new 600 stimulus checks. It s her only income she receives a check monthly from social security which will stop in june this year. He is 66 and was on social security disability for several years before he turned 65.
By shaun heasley april 29 2020. If you are on disability and don t work you can still file a tax return. Social security stimulus checks ssdi benefits ssi benefits.