The Social Security Act says a representative payee is only responsible for managing Social Security or SSI benefits. Your stimulus payment is NOT one of these. Your representative payee should talk to you about your payment. If you want to use your payment on your own, your representative payee should give it to you.

How will I get my stimulus if I have a representative payee?

In this case, representative payees will receive the stimulus payments on behalf of their beneficiaries in the same way they get monthly benefit payments — namely, by direct deposit, Direct Express debit card or paper check.

Who are the people eligible for stimulus checks?

1 Social Security recipients eligible for stimulus checks. AARP worked to ensure that individuals who are collecting Social Security benefits for retirement, disability or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will be eligible 2 SSDI disability beneficiaries also to get payments automatically. 3 Incarcerated people. …

How to check the status of your fourth stimulus check?

Be sure to check your stimulus check status or call the IRS stimulus check phone number with questions regarding your payment. Read on for everything there is to know about the possibility of another round of payments. The fourth stimulus check amount depends on several factors.

How do you get a stimulus check from the IRS?

The tool will ask you for some basic information including your name, address, Social Security number, and dependents. The IRS then will confirm your eligibility, calculate how much you should receive, and send a stimulus payment. If you enter your bank account information, the IRS will deposit your payment directly in your account.

When do I get my stimulus check in the mail?

Those people who did not include their banking information on either their 2018 or 2019 tax returns and also did not submit that information using the online tool before the May 13 deadline will receive their stimulus payments as paper checks in the mail rather than direct deposits.