It is not a Social Security or SSI benefit. How should a representative payee use a beneficiary’s economic impact payment (EIP)? The EIP belongs to the Social Security or SSI beneficiary. Once the pandemic has ended they will go back to the normal income counting rules regarding Unemployment. This means that if you receive SSI and Unemployment you will be receiving money from Social Security. In fact they are in the process of reviewing SSI claims and refunding benefits that were reduced due to Unemployment. The most significant change is that during the pandemic they will not count Unemployment, including the additional amount received through PUA or the state, as income or resources until the end of the pandemic. On JSocial Security clarified how they will count income received due to the pandemic. Read more about this in The Washington Post article: “These are the five stimulus payment problems the Taxpayer Advocate Service will help the IRS resolve” Surviving spouses or spouses of incarcerated individuals.Those with math errors on 2018 or 2019 returns.Payments for Dependents under age 17 as long as you used the Non-Filers Portal within the prescribed time limits.TAS will be providing assistance to individuals with five types of issues related to the Economic Impact Payment, they are: On Augthe Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS), an independent organization within the IRS, will assist people in resolving certain issues related to their stimulus payments. In order for the EIP card to have the correct amount of stimulus money, the Direct Express card holder must have met the May 5th deadline for using the non-filer link. The EIP card can be used to make purchases, access cash via in-network ATM’s, or transfer funds to a private bank account. This card is called the Economic Impact Payment (EIP) card. On the Treasury announced that holders of Direct Express cards will receive stimulus payments via a special Electronics Benefits Transfer (EBT) care. The deadline to use the Non-Filers portal has been extended to October 15th. However, if someone receiving SSI has minor dependents, they will still have to use the ‘Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here’ web portal to get the additional $500 payment for each of their dependents. On April 15, 2020, the Treasury announced that individuals who receive SSI will receive their Stimulus Payment automatically and it will be direct deposited into their bank account or to their Direct Express debit card. For more on the Economic Impact Payments you can visit the IRS COVID-19 page. And, your stimulus payment will not be subject to income taxes. Therefore, if you receive SSDI or retirement benefits from SSA, you will not have to file taxes to get the stimulus payment. On April 1, 2020, Congress instructed the Treasury department to coordinate with the VA and SSA to determine who is eligible to receive the stimulus payment.
However, in the year that you receive the stimulus payment it will not. In other words, if you have more than $2,000 in assets one year or more after you received the stimulus check it will be counted and will stop your SSI cash benefits. It will also not be considered an asset for up to 12 months from receipt. Supplemental Security Income (SSI): If you receive SSI from SSA, the stimulus payment will not be considered income and will not lower your SSI check for the month that you receive it. It is not considered income or an asset for these programs and it will not be counted against you. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI): If you receive SSDI or retirement benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) or benefits from the Veterans Administration (VA), the receipt of the stimulus check will have no impact on your benefits at all. I have been receiving a lot of inquiries from individuals with disabilities regarding the stimulus payments and how they will affect their public benefits.
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