Yes, the IRS is automatically sending approximately $2.4 billion in payments to about 1 million taxpayers who missed out on 2021 COVID-19 stimulus relief. These payments, reaching up to $1,400, are for individuals who did not claim the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit on their tax returns, with most payments arriving by late January 2025.
The Internal Revenue Service announced in December that it would be distributing about $2.4 billion — up to $1,400 per individual — worth of stimulus checks to U.S. taxpayers who did not claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns.
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.
Who is Getting Them? The IRS is distributing about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who didn't receive their COVID stimulus payments. By the end of January, approximately 1 million taxpayers will receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS.
Qualification for the $1,400 stimulus check (the third Economic Impact Payment) in 2021 depended on your 2021 Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) and filing status, with full amounts for single filers earning up to $75,000 (phasing out at $80,000) and joint filers up to $150,000 (phasing out at $160,000), plus $1,400 per dependent; you needed a valid Social Security Number and had to claim it as the Recovery Rebate Credit on your 2021 tax return if you missed the payment, with deadlines typically in April 2025.
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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.
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Any family member that has a Social Security number ( SSN ) or dependent (regardless of age) can qualify for the third stimulus check. For example, in a household where both parents have ITINs, and their children have SSNs, the children qualify for stimulus checks, even though the parents don't.
The special payments announced by the IRS are being sent to those taxpayers who filed a 2021 tax return but left the data field for the Recovery Rebate Credit blank or they filled it out as $0 when they were actually eligible for the credit.
In total, the IRS will be distributing about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who failed to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns. The IRS has posted information online about eligibility and how the payment was calculated.
Check the status of your stimulus check on the IRS Get My Payment website.
If the adjusted gross income (AGI) is not more than: $150,000 if married and filing a joint return or if filing as a qualifying widow or widower; $112,500 if filing as head of household or; or. $75,000 for eligible individuals using any other filing status.
Stimulus Check Income Limits: Individuals who filed as single (or married filing separately) qualified for the full $1,400 with adjusted gross income up to $75,000. Married couples filing jointly were eligible with AGI up to $150,000, and heads of household up to $112,500.
The agency will automatically send payments to about one million eligible individuals who didn't claim this credit on their tax returns. These unclaimed stimulus payments are expected to total around $2.4 billion, with each eligible taxpayer receiving up to $1,400.
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.
Single filers: You qualify for the full $1,400 if your AGI in 2021 was $75,000 or less. The credit begins to decrease for incomes over $75,000 and is fully phased out at $80,000. Married filing jointly: You qualify for the full $2,800 (for two people) if your combined AGI in 2021 was $150,000 or less.
Yes, Social Security is giving extra money through the 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), which is a 2.8% increase for most beneficiaries starting in January 2026, raising the average retirement check by about $56 monthly due to higher inflation. This annual adjustment helps benefits keep pace with rising living costs, though some people might receive notices later in December.
Families earning less than $150,000 a year and individuals earning less than $75,000 a year should get the full $1,400 per person. Families earning up to $160,000 per year and individuals earning up to $80,000 per year will receive prorated stimulus checks for less than $1,400 max.
There has been some misinformation spread online about an alleged "fourth stimulus check" being sent to older Americans or people with disabilities. There will be no fourth stimulus check going out to anyone.