Senior Stimulus Payment on the Way

Extra cash is heading your way if you receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income. The federal economic stimulus package provides for a one-time payment of $250 to individuals and $500 for couples (if both receive benefits).

Also getting a payment will be older veterans and railroad retirees.

You won’t have to file any forms to get the money. Payments will show up by early June as an extra check or automatic deposit, depending on how you receive your benefits.

But don’t fall for e-mail scams in which someone offers to help you obtain the payments. For details, go to www.ssa.gov/payment.

Barbranda Lumpkin Walls is features editor at the AARP Bulletin.