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Information sharing: How Can People Who Receive SSI or SSDI Get Their stimulus Rebate Checks?

The IRS has posted information on Economic Impact payments on their website with instructions for how those individuals who are on SSI, SSDI, or may otherwise not have filed a tax return last year can still receive their COVID-19 relief check. This link https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payments-what-you-need-to-know has some information.

MEMORANDUM

Subject: How Can People Who Receive SSI or SSDI Get Their stimulus Rebate Checks?

Date: March 31, 2020

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has confirmed that even people who typically do not file a tax return will need to file to receive an economic impact payment. Low-income taxpayers, senior citizens, Social Security recipients, some veterans and individuals with disabilities who are otherwise not required to file a tax return will not owe tax but must still file a return with the IRS. The IRS is developing a simplified form that should become available very soon.

Here is an excerpt from the IRS website:

If you filed a 2018 or 2019 tax return you will automatically receive a stimulus check.

However, if you did not file a tax return you can still get a check. To do so you will need to complete a simplified tax return which will be available shortly.

Information can be found at www.IRS.Gov/CoronaVirus 

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