The Poor Will Face Hurdles Getting Coronavirus Stimulus | Public Service Announcement The Treasury reversed guidance for coronavirus stimulus check for poor, which would have required millions of Social Security recipients to file returns. , but many other low-income people will have to submit them. In the sweeping economic recovery package that Congress passed last week, the federal government promised payments of up to $1,200 to most American adults, including those with little income or none at all. But many of those most in need of help will face hurdles to getting the money they’ve been told is on the way. Automatic payments are guaranteed only to those whose information is already in the computers at the Internal Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. Everyone else must follow instructions posted by the I.R.S., which says many low-income people and others who aren’t usually required to file tax returns will need to do…