If you didn’t file taxes in 2018 and 2019, you can still get a $1,200 stimulus payment from the federal government.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has launched a new online tool that is accessible by computer or cell phone with internet access to allow people to register and receive the stimulus payment, it has been announced.

Go to IRS.gov and then following the prompts on coronavirus to sign up.

Individuals who did not file a tax return because they made less than $12,200 in taxable income or wages in 2018 or 2019, or any couple that made less than $24,400 in income or wages before adjustments during those two years, should register to receive a stimulus check.

According to the IRS, registration is needed primarily by veterans whose only income is a nontaxable payment in compensation for a disability or a pension payment. Registration also is need for survivors of veterans or those who received a nontaxable payment as a survivor of a veteran.

Officials said it could take two to four months to receive a check for people who don’t have a bank account to list for direct deposit of the stimulus check.

Payments began going out Monday to people with direct deposit.

People who filed tax returns in 2018 and 2019, and those receiving pensions from Social Security or Railroad Retirement, automatically will receive stimulus payments. Automatic payments also will go to people receiving survivor’s benefits or a disability check through Social Security.

However, anyone who started getting benefits from Social Security since Jan. 1 will need to register on the website, the IRS stated.

Additionally, people who receive Social Security payments of any kind, including SSI, should file if they have children in order to qualify for a bigger check, the IRS noted. The stimulus provides an additional $500 for each child. Social Security recipients with children who do not register will “have to wait to receive the ad- ditional $500 per qualifying child,” officials stated.

Details: www.socialsecurity.gov/coronavirus.