One of the highlights of President Obama’s recently signed American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act was the announcement of a $250 stimulus payment to individuals who currently receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security benefits, Veterans benefits or Railroad Retirement benefits.
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[update – find out about the new $250 stimulus check in 2010 for Social Security recipients]
[update – find out about the new $250 stimulus check in 2010 for SSI recipients]
Who is eligible for the $250 check?
To get the $250 you must meet the following criteria:
- Currently receiving Social Security, SSI payments, Veterans benefits or Railroad Retirement benefits.
- Must have been eligible for benefits at any time in November 2008, December 2008 or January 2009.
- The person receiving the SS or SSI must have an address of record in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands.
When will I get my $250 stimulus money?
The SSA (US Social Security Administration) is going to pay all eligible Social Security and SSI beneficiaries by late May 2009, so you should get your payment by no later than the first week of June 2009. The one-time payment will be a separate payment, which will not be included in your regular monthly benefit payment. You will still get your regular monthly payment amount.
How will I get my $250 payment?
The extra $250 payment will be paid to you in the same method that is currently used to your Social Security or SSI benefit. If you currently receive your regular benefit by check, your one-time payment will be made by check. If you receive a monthly direct deposit or Direct Express® debit card payment, that is how you will receive your one-time payment.
What do I need to do in order to receive the $250.
You don’t have to do anything – if you are eligible then the payment will be made to you automatically.
How do Veterans get their payment?
Veterans who don’t get SS or SSI will get their $250 payment from the Department of Veterans affairs (VA). You don’t need to do anything to get the money.
How do Railroad Retirement beneficiaries get their payment?
Your payment will come from the RRB (Railroad Retirement Board). You don’t have to do anything to get your payment. It will be delivered to you automatically. You can call 1-877-772-5772 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-877-772-5772 end_of_the_skype_highlighting (1-877-RRB-5RRB) (TTY 1-312-751-4701) for more information.
If both spouses are on Social Security or SSI – will we both get $250 checks?
Yes, you will. This program is designed to give $250 to each qualified individual. If both partners in a household qualify for the payments then they will each get the $250 payment for a total of $500.
Can I get more than $250 or more than 1 payment?
You can’t get more than $250 even if you receive benefits from more than one plan. Ie if you receive Social Security and Railroad benefits then you won’t be eligible for $500 or 2 payments – just 1 payment of $250.
Some other facts:
The one-time $250 payment will not count as gross income on your federal income tax return.
Disabled children receiving SSI are eligible for the one-time $250 payment.
More information (updated May 2009)
Social Security 2009 stimulus check.
Disabled Veterans to receive $250 stimulus checks – on Military Finance Network
250 replies on “$250 Social Security And SSI 2009 Stimulus Check Information”
Kudos to “greedy” the vet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I applaud your sarcasm and thank you! Most of you people seem to be so concerned about if you will get more than the 250.00 that you dont take a step back and look at the ones getting it – the old the disabled! Hec they hardly have anything to live on now!
This is to Kim who says her check is only 468 per month and doesn’t get food stamps or medical help. You must not be talking to the right people or filling out the right papers, there’s no way you can’t get help if that’s your only income. Im not trying to come off as mean, but really this can’t be right!
IM ON SSI MYSELF AND ITS HARD TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF TWO BOYS AND PLUS MY HUSBAND IS WORKING AND THEY GOES BY HIS INCOME AND THAT IS GETTING MY CHECK REALLY LOW .SO I SAID WHAT THE HELL I MIGHT AS WELL GO BACK TO WORK AND TRY TO MAKE ENDS MEET PLUS WITH ALL OF THE BILLS LIKE DEE SAID MAKING THE POOR TO SHUT THE HELL UP
Dear Greedy, so sorry for your troubles. I don’t think you are greedy, I think you are hurting, wounded to the white meat. There is so much that this country owes you and other vets, sadly none of you have been righteously recognized and compensated. War is hell and unfortunately you and other vets along with their families and friends are enduring a hell that has no end. No amount of money can ever replace what you vets have lost. If I were president for a day I would do somethings to make your existence easier to bear. Continue to trust in God and know through Him there is a solution to all problems. God bless you my friend.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10519.html#1
This site tells it all and yes Julie it looks like we will get the $250 thank god now i can fill my much needed scripts for my meds sometimes i go without becuse i dont have the money to pay for my meds each month kinda hard when your a diabetic with a bad heart and haveing alot of problems makeing all the bills at the end of the month sometimes were left with just enough for food and the basics and i thank god for even that its hard to be a senior on a limited income so for us the $250 will make things a bit easyer …
Life has always been tough for some people. I am 75. When I was in my 30’s I was left with a dependent parent and 2 small children and one on the way. There was no medicaid, food stamps, welfare or any other kind of give away. We lived in NJ. To keep warm in the winter I walked 5 miles to get five gallons of kerosene to keep from freezing overnight – every day. I was prenant with my 3rd child. I worked hard, took extra classes at a local college – did not get a big degree but kept us afloat until I remarried. When I retired at 62 I went to work part-time. I paid in SS every month but never received an extra nickel in my check because of it. I didn’t make enough per year I was told. We live on SS and the little retirement I receive from my job. After paying in life insurance for years my company went bankrupt. Can’t afford to be buried now. However, I am grateful for what I have. I am worried about our brave military men and women and what they will find when they come home. I am concerned about the debt this country is going to be in and I don’t like the government running everyone’s lives. We can all gripe but if we don’t fight it by giving our opinion to those who might help, then we will get what we deserve. Good luck to everyone and if you don’t like the USA you can always go somewhere else. All politicians make big promises. They may even mean them but rarely do they do half of what they promise. Everyone wants the American dream of a home, car and a better life for our kids. We wanted it all now and went into debt to get it – me included. Now we pay.
I Am Affected As Well Just , Scraping by , I am on SSDI SSI , I used to get 780 a month , Well Social Security gave us, A cost of living Raise , in Jan They Deducted that Amount from my SSI , I just got a Letter on Friday the 3rd of April from SSI saying they Were going to Take another 36$ out of my Check , Starting in May Because the State of CA Changed the Laws, So now I went From 780, Down to 710 Because of the Deductions From Both , That It Is So unfair that all these Companies Get Bail Outs , And I get 70$ Less a Month Now,, I worked for 24 Years Before I Became,, Disabled, I miss Working , I Had to give up my Car Because I could No Longer Afford the Payments, I Can;t Afford a Home , or a Apartment, I have to Live with a Very Good Friend who Took me in Because I would Have been Homeless, I want those Greedy CEOS to Enjoy Flying in Privet Jets , Eating In Fancy Restaurants And Having Lavish Lifestyles While the Rest O f Us Suffer . I wish Their Families,, Would Suffer And Try To Live On what We Get , I wish They Could Loose their Homes , And Cars And Their Families Could Suffer , And have to Live Like The Rest of Us , Not Knowing If You Can get your Meds that You Need Or Buy Food , Instead. They say Charity Begins at Home , BUT ONLY IF YOU ARE RICH And Get Billions Of Dollars , In Bailout Money That We Worked , And Paid Taxes On . They Take 30% in Taxes for Working Class and The Working Poor,, But Rich Folks Only Get 15% Taken That Is Down Right Discraseful ,, If I had The Power, I Would Make Them Live Like a Poor Person , , And Give The Billions Of Dollars in Bail Out Money, To Our Vet’s And, the Working Poor, Just To Be Able to Eat And Pay Bills , And Not Have To Worry Weather Or Not They Could Either Buy Food Or Pay The Gas Electric , Ect ……… I Hope The Future Will Be A Better Place For Our Children & Grandchildren………
please help with me getting hearing for my husband he has fight in the war 1966 for this county now he needs two hearing aids and has no insurance to help with cost and also he has no dental to get his bad teeth out so if someone please if you know about any thing out their please help us it with be greatly appreciated
god bless you if you can
BRING ON THEM BUCKS. THANKS UNCLE SAM
I hear all the complaints of most of you on the this site. Really? If someone walked up to me on the street and handed me $250.00 I wouldn’t start b*tching. I wouldn’t say “What?! This is all you got?” I would take it as a Godsend. I too struggle with a disabled child. I’m not sure if we qualify. If you read the text on the SSI site and the actually act it makes no sence as far as children are concerned. Unless you are an ‘adult child’. By helping out the corporations, Obabma helps out it’s employees. That’s you and me folks. I suppose he could give out nothing at all.
I also found it interesting that all of these people crying about keeping food in their bellies and keeping the heat on can some how find the money to pay an internet bill. When I was in hard times, there was no PC in the Honda Accord my baby and I lived in. I thanked God for every penny thrown my way. Not spitting in the faces of those offering help. The truely needy understand this. Thanks Obama.
I also wanted to say something to those who are struggling to fill meds. There are many programs provided by the manufactorers of the name brand drugs. “Lilly cares” is one of them if your drugs are made by Eli Lilly company. This is how I pay for my sons meds. It was such an easy process. We got the applications from the county mental health dept but it’s not just for those types of drugs. We filled out the forms and faxed them to the companies. About 3 weeks later we got cards in the mail (like a credit card). We can bring them to any pharmacy we want and it covers 100% of prescription costs. I hope you can find help with this.
SAY WHAT?
This is the info found on the site…
Are children who receive Social Security benefits eligible for the one-time economic recovery payment?
No, children under the age of 18 (19 if still in high school) who receive Social Security benefits are NOT eligible for the one-time payment. However, adult children who receive disability benefits on a parent?s record will receive a payment.
Are children who receive SSI benefits eligible for the one-time economic recovery payment?
Yes, children receiving SSI are eligible for the one-time payment.
I am disable . i get ss. my chidren get ssi . i wonder will my children get the $250 stimulate check because they get ssi. they get it because i am disable.
I most have to say thank you lord for all you have given me yes I.am living not poor but rich with gods loving grace but I sure can use the little $250 dollars I wishing they could send this monthy with my ssi check that will be very very nice because Ive to pay more money with con edison for the summer do to my breathing you see I,ve to use my A,C because of my lungs plus other health problems but the most importment person is god I.ll pray for my country and all other poor country to crown down to your higher power for no more hunger and no more fighting to unite as one becuase all god wants for you to love one another and to spread the word peace, love happeness, but thats not going to pay the bill.
my daughter is 16 every summer she go to a program on a college campus in june for 1 month . we have to prepare her just as you would go to college. i do need the $250 to buy the things she need she come home on friday and go back on sunday. i hope i have it when school get out the last of may for the summer. when will we get the check.
who will be able to get the one time $250 food stamps
I AM CONFUSED I HAVE AN CHILD WHO GETS DISABILITY CHECKS FOR HISSELF IS CAN HE QUALIFY FOR THE 250.00 I AM VERY CONFUSED .HE GETS HIS OWN CHECK FOR HIS DISABILITY
WOULD YOU RECEIVE THE $250.00 STIMULUS CHECK ( NO LATER THAN THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE 2009 ) IF YOU EARN WAGES AS A REGULAR EMPLOYEE DURING 2008, AND NOT YET ELIGIBLE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS ?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ANSWER.
Now that it is not a Republican Congress and a Republican President that is applying a Stimulus Plan to try and save what’s left of the economy after 12 years of a Republican Majority in Congress and 8 years of a no nothing Republican President wasting Trillions of borrowed dollars the Republican Party members can’t do anything but cry about spending.
Where were you all when Bush and his crime family robbed this country of its future with unneccessary war and unrestrained spending with no plan that would pay for any of his spending. Or when he and his Congress authorized “Stimulus Money” with no strings attached. The Majority in Congress just green lighted any and everything Bush did. Stop crying, this day has been coming since Reagan was the president. We been warning you that you can’t borrow from the future without someday having to finally spend more to recover from all that waste. The future is now and President Obama will have to spend money to save our economy and to lessen the impact this will have to the low and middle class taxpayers, all of whom are getting tax relief from the Stimulus Package of 2009.
Hello i am on ssi and ssd, i also recive a check for the passing of my father being that i am disabled i belive its a serviors check. my son is not egiable for any money due to that i recive the max for my plan. know will i recive 4 , goverment checks including him or will i just recive one for myself for the 3 checks that i get? and when is the money suppost to be mailed out i get my checks by mail at my post office box..and its it just 250.00 or is there more than that to come..
another question for my friend they get help from social services know will they recive a check back or is this just for disabled people thank you
My daughter receives SSI due to being born premature. I was wondering if she qualifies for the one time payment of 250.00?
You will get a check. Only 1 check only for being disabled. Survivors don’t get a check. Your son will NOT get a check. Only DISABLED children on ssi get a check. You can count on 1 check only.
After reading, Greedy from Congress, I continued to read a few more comments. I was appalled at what some had to say regarding greedys post. For me, it put a new perspective on this thread. To risk life and ( literally ) limb for our country and you people have the gall to say he had something to get off his chest and write congress should be ashamed. We all came to this website with the same purpose, to see if we are eligible to recieve a paltry 250.00 one time payment. Most of you sound like ” give me something for free because I deserve it.” Living on disability sucks if that is your only income as it is in my case, and I welcome the extra money, we could have not recieved anything at all. I say BE GREATFUL AND THANKS TO THE PEOPLE WHO PUT THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER ON OUR BEHALF AS OF LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME WE DIDNT EVEAN HAVE THIS TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
turtletime4me: who are you to call people morons. if anything you are the moron and you are the one that needs to get a life hun. oh yeah, telling amy she needs to get over herself . I see you have no problem complaining about your situation either.
oh here we have jesse who says that most don?t write any better than they read, and robert who said we are last in education throughout the world..it?s not hard or difficult..just think logically and thoughtfully then apply. apply this idiot. if you dont like what is being posted in this forum go push the doomsday button as it is a way to shut you and jesse and turlemouth up. we are here to post comments on things that we dont understand, not to be criticize by morons like you three.
Believe it or not this 250$ a person is only a very small drop in the bucket considering increases through the years on SSI have always been at a much much lower amount than for the working force and is well over due .thank you obama this will help me buy a car i have needed for a very long time but but couldnt swing with all the high bills over the winter!
of course we are thankful for our 250.00 stimulus check. however , all of us on disability did not choose to become disabled and receive just a portion of what we were making when we became disabled. when will these so called caring politicians that we elected start to think of us and start lobbying for us to start receiving enough money each month to be able to live on. we are not askin g for billions like the jerks who got us into this mess, just our fair share. how about just what we were making when we became disabled from no fault of ours. i worked all my life paying taxes and never ever broke any laws and now unable to work. i just want enough to live on from month to month. how many people can live on a measly 12,000 a year?
Dont blame Obama most of you prob voted for Bush twice think about it.Baaaaa,Baaaaaaaa
can’t believe I just did that… was trying to repost Elaine’s link and I accidentaly clicked it and lost all I had typed. bgarg. ok time to start over.
Elaine’s link has the right stuff for dissabled veterans. Thank you Elaine.
Joseph Kristapiazzi: You Hipocrite! You can’t b*tch about the Republicans spending $700 billion and then praise the Democrats for spending more. You need to proof read your posts. Seriously.
Anyone that is complaining can send me their portion….especially those who say it isn’t much. Hey it’s something so quit beefing.
oh yeah I voted for Obama. You were crazy if you voted for McKain. Or at the very least a bigot. I know of at least two people that voted for McKain for that very reason. Sad that in this day and age there are still racist people in our country. I told my mother and stepfather in a stern voice that I was NOT ok with that type of attitude. It is unfortunate that my stepfather has been influencing my mother like that, and I am not happy about it. Don’t ignore racism, don’t be afraid to tell them they are in the wrong, they might just change their attitude. Seems to be working for me anyway.
I believe this is crock…ssi children will get a check but children on ssdi and social security will not. Hell I think all of those children should get a check not just count the ssdi and social security children out. SSDI is a lot worse than SSI. You get much more help when you are on SSI and I think that is so backward especially sice the SSDI is money I worked for.
ALL I CAN SAY IS THE GOVERNMENT IS TAKING IN WAY
TO MUCH MONEY.THE WAY THERE GIVING OUT ALL THIS MONEY
THAT’S WHAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE.
ARE GOVERNMENT IS WAY TO BIG. THEY CANT GET RID OF THE MONEY FAST ENOUGH. THEY TOOK ALL THE MONEY OUT OF SOCIAL SECURITY
( JIMMY HOFFA WENT TO JAIL FOR TAKING MONEY OUT OF THE UNION FOUND) THEY HAVE BASICALLY DONE THE SAME THING. SOCIAL SECURITY
MEDICARE, MEDICATE, THE MILITARY SHOULD BE FIRST IN LINE.
WE NEED TO GO BACK TO BASICS. THE OLD FASHION WAY.. WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THAT? THAT’S HOW WE BUILT THIS COUNTRY. THAT’S WHY WE ARE THE STRONGEST COUNTRY ON EARTH. THE HOUSES THAT PEOPLE ARE BUYING ARE WAY TO BIG AND COST WAY TO MUCH. EVERYONE WANTS TO START AT THE TOP IN THIS COUNTRY. THERE MAX’S OUT WITH TO MANY CREDIT CARDS.WELL I HOPE I WAS HELPFUL.
All this for $250? I can’t believe it! At 71, a vet and paid taxes for over 50 yrs to this country I never asked for a dime from the Government. I now live on SSI totally. Life does have it’s turns. Most of the younger generation have not yet understood that this Government (Any Government) is mainly concerned with power and Wall Street. For the trillions that have been spent during the last 4 months, enjoy your $250. Can you even pay one month’s rent with that?Ask those whose homes are being foreclosed and all of the jobs that have been shipped out of the Country. I hope you are aware that the first Government Bail-out has lost 79 billion dollars that cannot be accounted for. This pittance is degrading for those of us who spent half a century building this Country and for the generations to follow.
For the younger generation who are able to read between the lines, Shakespeare said it back in the 16th century: “A rose by any other name is still a rose.”
My best to those that may have the opportunity to get our Country back.
All i can say, is thank you to all the the men and women that have served our country. AND THANK GOD FOR FOR THE STIMULUS CHECKS
I’ll gladly except my $250 in money it always helps…for those of you who are on disability perhaps you should find a differnt means of spending your money…I get $694 a month and manage to pay my bills and even have internet, its how you budget your money and whats more important to. I go without things and have had to adjust my bills and use every resource avalible to me which isn’t much. If you can’t pay for food loose your internet so you can eat, move into a smaller place like I did. Share cooking with a friend, wash your clothes in the sink, you purex instead of tide…buy chicken instead of steak, better yet hot dogs or ramen noodles. Just quit bitching and be thankful your getting the $250 instead of the rich getting it
why i can not get the $250.00 check,i recive only food stamps have no other income,im 59 not old enough for social scurity but im unable to work.want about us.
Don West et al:
Thank you!
This is the first forum I’ve seen where people seem to understand the End the FED issue, including the corruption of our government by capitalism, in an apparently completely non-partisan way.
If only the relatively effective and thoroughly logical and righteous ETF movement could be so separated from the teabagging partisan crap as you seem able to do!
Does anyone know of a purely nonpartisan, non- “co-opted Christmas Tree” version of the ETF movement available on the web or in real life? We really, really need to evict these conservatronic carbuncles!
I was wondering as a Disabled Veteran who recieves Benifits from the VA and SSDI will I be getting $500.00 or will I still just get the $250.00. Then one mre question I have 3 boys that because of my disability they recieved SSDI checks now will they be eligable! And if they are how does that work if they are minors and still living with my ex-wife!
What happens to us the ones living in Europe that our Social Security checks are getting lesser and lesser every day with the exchange rate with the euro…we also are proud US born citizens..hope someone would think about us…
peolpe that work are they going to recive the $250.00 dollars
Why don’t you people call social security and ask your questions?
It is free 1-800-772-1213. The information I got was, only one
check per household on social secuirty. And it appears that they
will take their sweet time, so that by the time you get it, it will
already have a designated purpose..Ha ha, maybe I can buy a steak
this month instead of hamburger..!!
I need more stimulation than a lousy $250. Tell them to hurry up.!
(this goes to the dentist)
I just started receiving social security in feburary 2009 will i received a check in the mail of 250.00
I receive my social security disability on the third wednesday of every month. Since my 250.00 stimulus direct deposit won’t come with my regular deposit, will it come before or after?
Also, how will we know that our money has been direct deposited?
I do not want any government stimulus payments ( Bailouts) . Too many strings attached to the money. How complicated would it be to return the money to Barack
I usually receive my SSI check the first on every month. For the month of April I never received the check. What do I do?
this is to charlie you need to contact your local social security office and let them know that you have not recieved your check for the month of april
Manuel Hernandez, and Charlie… find out for sure by calling them
at 1-800-772-1213, it is a toll free call.. And they have the true
information. ok? Laura
Mr. Hernandez,
No you will NOT get one because you would have had to be on s.s. by nov. of 2008.