Social Security recipients say they're still waiting for stimulus checks
Some Social Security recipients say they're still waiting for their stimulus checks, even though the Social Security Administration has said many of them should have begun receiving their payments a month ago in mid-April. Some also continue to struggle with getting information from the IRS "Get My Payment" site, leaving them unsure when the checks will arrive.
"I've been getting my Social Security payment for 17 years, and it comes direct deposit," David Kemp, a 73-year-old retiree in Maryville, Tennessee, told CBS MoneyWatch. "That they can't get one check to that same account, which the Social Security Administration already has on record, it just doesn't make sense to me."
Kemp said he's tried unsuccessfully to get an answer from the "Get My Payment" site, which tells him his information doesn't match what the IRS has on file — even though he's typing in the same information that's on his tax returns.
He said he's also tried calling the IRS, but has only gotten an automated message, without an option to talk with a telephone representative about the $2,400 stimulus payment that he and his wife are still waiting to receive. The IRS on Monday said it's adding 3,500 telephone representatives to take calls about the stimulus checks, but Kemp had yet to reach one as of Tuesday.
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