Federal benefits recipients must act by WEDNESDAY to get stimulus payments for children

Trump administration gives tightest deadline to people most in need of relief during COVID-19 crisis

ALBUQUERQUE—Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefit recipients with children who do not file taxes must file a form by tomorrow at 10 am MST to receive their full stimulus payment in a timely manner. Benefits recipients must act immediately to receive the additional $500 stimulus payment this year for any eligible dependent children. The IRS announced this tight deadline on Monday afternoon.

“We are horrified by the IRS’s sudden announcement late yesterday forcing a large category of people to file a form by tomorrow morning to get stimulus payments for their children in a timely way,” said Lindsay Cutler, attorney at the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty. “This is not enough time for most people to even hear about this new requirement, much less complete the form. Other options should be made available. People who receive Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits programs should fill out the IRS Portal immediately to ensure they get their payment this year.”

To receive the $500 stimulus payments for children this calendar year, individuals must file a form on the IRS Portal by tomorrow morning at 10 am if they: 

  • Receive Social Security retirement benefits, including Social Security Disability Insurance and Railroad Retirement benefits;
  • Have a dependent child/children under the age of 17 who qualify for the $500 Economic Impact (stimulus) payment; and
  • Did not file a 2018 or 2019 tax return.

The IRS Portal for non filers can be found here: https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/non-filers-enter-payment-info-here  

More information from the IRS is available here: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/ssa-rrb-recipients-with-eligible-children-need-to-act-by-wednesday-to-quickly-add-money-to-their-automatic-economic-impact-payment-irs-asks-for-help-in-the-plus-500-push

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