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In reply to the discussion: Social Security recipients who don't usually file tax returns no longer need to file them [View all]hellno45
(67 posts)44. So, I guess those who fall below the poverty level & don't file & don't collect SS are SOL. nt
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Social Security recipients who don't usually file tax returns no longer need to file them [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Apr 2020
OP
If you are on SS, you are already living on a set rate of income every month.
Ferrets are Cool
Apr 2020
#12
Social Security is already direct deposit - they have the means to make it work nt
jojog
Apr 2020
#6
Well,.. I have mine direct deposited into my secret Swiss bank accounts in Geneva.
magicarpet
Apr 2020
#9
There are places that are very rural or where people are in certain urban areas
BumRushDaShow
Apr 2020
#24
My question is, will EVERYONE on Social Security get their checks by direct deposit? n/t
rzemanfl
Apr 2020
#13
They should. Everyone on Social Security gets that by direct deposit.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Apr 2020
#20
I have no idea if they still do it, but back when SS was switching
PoindexterOglethorpe
Apr 2020
#40
I live alone. Never married, no kids. Only have a few cousins scattered here and there in the USA.
Dem2theMax
Apr 2020
#31
My daughter has a lifelong disability, but also a bit of a paid work history, so she gets both
deurbano
Apr 2020
#38
them that pass for sorry human beings know not their asses from their elbows. end of msg
sprinkleeninow
Apr 2020
#29
So, I guess those who fall below the poverty level & don't file & don't collect SS are SOL. nt
hellno45
Apr 2020
#44
I think folks who fall into that category can still collect but they need to file some sort of form.
catbyte
Apr 2020
#48
It sounds like they just figured out that a whole lotta MAGAts receive Socialist Government Money
catbyte
Apr 2020
#47
What about people who don't receive SS, don't file taxes, but get V.A. pensions?
JustABozoOnThisBus
Apr 2020
#53
A couple articles I found mention this and say yes you are eligible but the issue is distribution
BumRushDaShow
Apr 2020
#54