Direct deposit has been the law since 2013.
This is new
The IRS does not have my direct deposit information. What can I do?
In the coming weeks, Treasury plans to develop a web-based portal for individuals to provide their banking information to the IRS online, so that individuals can receive payments immediately as opposed to checks in the mail.
“The IRS does not have my direct deposit information.”
the SS administration does have that info and will be giving it to the IRS IF you receive SS payments ... otherwise the IRS won’t have it unless you gave it to them for direct deposit of tax refunds ... that IRS said that website might take weeks to develop, so if you’re in a hurry for that money, you’d have to file a 2019 tax return and specify the direct deposit info on that, even if you owe no taxes and are not expecting a refund ...