Real Answers for Life’s Money Challenges
Ive been on permanent disability and receiving SSI for about 12 years.
I dont file tax returns because I dont work.
I applied for my stimulus check on the IRS website the first day I could.
I have three dependent children under 17.
I finally received my $1,200 mid-May, but there was nothing for my children.
I collect public assistance for them, as my ex has never paid child support.
I cant find any answers with the IRS.
I dont even know how to find out whether he listed them as his dependents.
Im in a financial bind and we could really have benefitted from that $1,500.
How can I find out where it went and why I didnt receive the stimulus for them?
But youre not going to get any answers from the IRS.
The most they could tell you is that someone else claimed them and then ask both people for documentation.
But your kids father had nothing to gain by illegally claiming the children as his dependents.
Any additional tax refund hed get would go back to the state.
A lot of parents didnt receive the $500 credits for their children in their checks.
Anecdotally speaking, many of them seem to be recipients of government benefits, like SSI.
Enough small talk.Here are some waysto earn extra cash, without all of the social stuff.
We can get your information from Social Security, SSI, etc., to process your $1,200 payment.
Just to be clear here: It sounds like you did everything right.
Beyond that, youll need to look for other forms of assistance.
A good place to start in navigating the hodgepodge of resources in your community isUnited Ways 211 hotline.
They may be able to guide you to local housing assistance or food banks, for example.
Robin Hartill is a certified financial planner and a senior editor at The Penny Hoarder.
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