saw this on twitter and i’m not quite sure about the process here, but figured it could be helpful to anybody who’s homeless and needs the check, so i thought i’d repost it here. if anybody has corrections or things to add, please do! the thread doesn’t contain a lot of information about when you can expect to see this money, unfortunately, so i’m not sure if it’s the fastest or best method for this, and i’m hoping maybe someone else knows of more options.
i’m unfortunately not sure how to do image IDs correctly. however, to summarize, this thread says that anyone who is homeless should go to a tax preparation office, do their 1040 and file an EIP return. if you have a debit card, you can have the stimulus check put on that card. it’s also possible to use a homeless shelter address for this process at the tax preparation office, and to go there to pick it up. tax preparation offices charge a fee, but there is also an IRS program called VITA that can help you file for free, which i link later in this post.
here’s the link to the IRS VITA thing.
the whole thread is here for anyone who wants to get more information from twitter.
[ID: A five-tweet thread. The first four are by Hamdia Ahmed (@hamdia_ahmed) and they read:
“I was really upset that homeless people did not have access to the $14,000 stimulus check. I just found this out. If you are homeless, you can go to a tax return office where they will file something called EIP return. They will put the money on a debit card after. Retweet.!”’
“The debit card part is only if you have a debit card if you request it that way.”
“Also, I just found out that any homeless person can use a homeless shelter address and they can pick up their check at the tax preparation office.”
“Just need more research as well. The form is called 1040. The tax office will charge you a fee which is unfortunate but it’s better than nothing. I just want to do my part to help.”
The fifth tweet is by Kai @ home (@Heavy_Oceans) and it reads:
“For anyone not aware, there’s a program called VITA that will provide no-cost tax prep for those who need it! irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/ ”
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