Stimulus check: 30 million Social Security recipients still waiting, lawmakers say

About 30 million Social Security recipients are still waiting for their stimulus checks, according to members of the House Ways & Means Committee. So far, the IRS has distributed about 127 million payments since the $1,400 checks were signed into law on March 11, two weeks ago. But millions of retired people who don't earn enough annually to file federal income tax returns are in limbo, waiting for their money to arrive.

The Ways & Means Committee pointed the finger at the Social Security Administration (SSA), claiming in a Wednesday letter sent to Social Security Administration Commissioner Andrew Saul that the IRS had asked the SSA to begin sending it key payment information two weeks before President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan.  "As of today, SSA still has not provided the IRS with the payment files that are needed to issue EIPs to these struggling Americans," the letter from Representatives Richard Neal, John Larson, Bill Pascrell and Danny Davis said. EIPs refers to Economic Impact Payments, the formal government name for the stimulus checks. Their letter added, "We demand that you immediately provide the IRS with this information by tomorrow, March 25, 2021."