To know if you're getting (or missed) a federal stimulus check, check your IRS online account for previous Economic Impact Payments (EIPs), as the IRS has issued all three rounds and the Get My Payment tool is discontinued. If you missed one, you might claim it as a Recovery Rebate Credit (RRC) on your 2020 or 2021 tax return, which you must file by the deadline, or contact the Treasury Department if you think you're owed a reissued check.
Visit the IRS Get My Payment (GMP) portal at https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment to see if you can expect a 2021 Economic Impact Payment. The GMP portal will provide the date when your payment was or will be sent.
To find out the amounts of stimulus checks that the IRS has issued to you, visit your IRS Online Account. If you don't have an account, you will need to create one using ID.me. If you are missing your third stimulus check, you must file your 2021 tax return by April 15, 2025.
Stimulus payments
I am receiving Social Security disability benefits. Will I get a stimulus check? Yes, you probably will if you earned less than $75,000 in either 2018 or 2019.
If you're on SSDI, you've likely received past stimulus checks automatically. Right now, there's no new stimulus in 2025, but history shows that SSDI beneficiaries have been included in relief programs. If another round is ever approved, you can expect to qualify as long as you meet income rules.
Your family income must be under 200% of the federal poverty level. For a own family of four, that's kind of $62,400 consistent with year. Applications closed in advance in 2025, and only 200 households were picked via a random lottery. You also can't be enrolled in every other guaranteed income program.
There are more stringent income limits for the third round of stimulus payments. Those who filed their 2019 or 2020 federal taxes as a single taxpayer need to have had $75,000 or less in adjusted gross income to get the maximum payment.
While speculation about a fourth stimulus check has surfaced on social media and unverified websites, there has been no official confirmation from Congress or the IRS to support this claim and any such news should be taken with caution as it could be misinformation or attempted fraud.
Deadline to file with the IRS for a missed $1,400 stimulus check is April 15.
You were only able to claim the third stimulus payment by filing a 2021 tax return by April 15, 2025 and this has now expired. You can no longer claim the first or second stimulus payment(s) on a 2020 or tax return since that expired on May 17, 2024.
Yes, it is too late to claim any COVID-19 stimulus money, as the final deadline to claim the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit (the third stimulus payment) passed on April 15, 2025, and earlier deadlines for the first two payments also expired. The IRS only allows a three-year window to file for refunds and credits, meaning you can no longer claim these missed payments by filing old tax returns.
To track your past stimulus payments, you can check your IRS online account for total amounts or, if you're missing payments, file a tax return claiming the Recovery Rebate Credit, as the official "Get My Payment" tool is no longer active for the original stimulus rounds but your account shows records, using your Social Security Number (SSN) for access and verification.
A million tax filers got letters from the IRS in December indicating they had money coming to them because they were eligible to receive the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit but didn't claim it on their 2021 federal tax return. Those checks were sent out by late January, the IRS says.
Check the Status of Your Economic Impact Payment
Economic Impact Payments (Stimulus Checks)
Securely access your IRS online account to view the total of your first, second and third Economic Impact Payment amounts under the Tax Records page.
The third stimulus check was approved as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion relief bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden in March 2021. It was a Democratic-led effort, passed without Republican support, providing $1,400 direct payments to eligible individuals.
If you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, you will automatically qualify for the third stimulus check which will be in the amount $1400.
Yes, Social Security disability benefits went up in 2025 due to a 2.5% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) to help with inflation, increasing monthly checks for SSDI/SSI recipients starting January 2025, though some advocacy groups feel it still doesn't fully cover rising costs. Also, higher earning limits for Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) took effect, allowing people to earn slightly more while still qualifying for disability.
The U.S. Congress recently approved and sent to the President an economic stimulus bill. The bipartisan economic stimulus package represents a good effort to get money back to families and seniors as well. Millions of seniors, who do not normally have to file taxes, are eligible to receive a stimulus check.
You get two Social Security checks in December if you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), not regular Social Security, because the January payment gets moved to late December (usually Dec 31) since January 1st (New Year's Day) is a federal holiday, resulting in a December 1st payment and a December 31st payment for January's benefits, with the later one often including the COLA increase.