Posts Tagged ‘Stimulus Payments’

Everyone is waiting for the one-time $250 economic stimulus payment from Social Security. However, some seniors may have to give the money back!
Social Security beneficiaries received notices last month that they soon will be getting a $250 check courtesy of President Obama’s economic recovery package, but the administration did not say that some recipients may [...]

Timegoesby has a post up about scams popping up to scam you out of your Social Security stimulus payments. 
Scam artists saw an opening and immediately began targeting consumers, including elders, to “help them qualify” for the payments. By email and on websites with official-sounding names, these criminals ask for payment or personal information including names, [...]

I was recently asked if children who receive Social Security benefits are eligible for the one time $250 economic recovery stimulus payment.
Originally, it looked like the answer was “no.”  When this article was written in March 2009, the SSA FAQ said the following.
Question: Are children who receive Social Security benefits eligible for the one-time economic recovery [...]

 
What is Social Security doing with its share of the economic stimulus? Building a huge data center, of course!
Using a hefty down payment from the newly signed economic stimulus law, the Social Security Administration has embarked on a $750 million project to replace its outmoded National Computer Center.
The agency received a total of $1 billion in [...]

You may have already heard that part of the Obama’s stimulus package is a one time payment to recipients of Social Security.
The payment will be $250 and it was just revealed that everyone entitled to receive a payment should have it by late May 2009.
Social Security also revealed that if you are eligible for the one time [...]