stimulus checks

To be eligible, a person must have a household income at or below 300% of the federal poverty level and not have received unemployment compensation in 2021 or a payment in the first round.

Governors and state lawmakers throughout the U.S. are floating proposals to send checks to help residents cope with soaring inflation at a time when state budgets are bursting with cash

Dozens of cities and counties and the state of California are experimenting with giving some low-income residents a guaranteed income of $500 to $1,000 each month to do with as they please, and tracking what happens.

Believe it or not there are people who haven’t been financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, but those people are still getting stimulus checks. And now, one nonprofit in the Merrimack Valley says it’s benefitting from generous neighbors, who want their relief check to go to those who really need it. Pam Wool is a retired Merrimack Valley resident...

Pam Wool, a retired Merrimack Valley resident with a stable income, got a hefty stimulus check in the mail, and decided to donate it to a local non-profit called Emmaus.

If the IRS’s Get My Payment tool says ‘Payment Status Not Available’, it could mean one of three things. Here’s what to do to get your third stimulus payment.

The third round of coronavirus stimulus checks have begun arriving in Americans bank accounts.

In a speech given from the White House on Monday, President Joe Biden said that America will reach 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses and 100 million direct relief payments from the American Rescue Plan within 10 days.

The IRS says the $1,400 stimulus checks are starting to hit bank accounts this weekend. NBC10 Boston spoke with a few East Boston residents who had already received theirs Saturday morning. Some are using it for personal needs, while one woman said she is using this money to help make ends meet.

Stimulus checks, tax credits and much-needed funding are on the way with the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that’s now law. Here’s how the COVID-19 stimulus bill will affect Massachusetts.

After President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that Americans will start to see stimulus funds get direct deposited into their bank accounts as early as this weekend.

After Congress finally approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, most of us were left with one question: Am I getting a check? The bill is complicated, so we made it simple using our favorite toys to illustrate who is eligible for full or partial payments.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill.

The $1.9 trillion federal pandemic relief package is expected to make its way through the House and hit President Joe Biden’s desk soon. It includes plans for direct payments to most Americans, aid to small businesses, financial help for schools and much more to help the country recover from the financial ravages of the pandemic. But when will the benefits...

Questions about unemployment, working from home and stimulus payments have left Americans wondering how this will impact any refund they may be owed.

Key moderate Republicans in the Senate dismissed quick action on President Joe Biden’s top priority of a $1.9 trillion economic package, indicating that the $1,400 stimulus payments he requested could take months, or never arrive, NBC News reports. Democrats need to convince 10 Republicans in the Senate, which might require asking for less funding than Biden initially requested, or bypassing the 60-vote...

President-elect Joe Biden is hoping to jump-start the economy with his sweeping $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. Morning Consult economist John Leer joined LX News to make a case for why it’s worth it for the U.S. government to pass a costly relief bill and avoid catastrophic long-term consequences of the pandemic.

The IRS in Boston is warning taxpayers about a new wave of coronavirus related scams as stimulus payments are being delivered.

Stimulus checks may also be delayed for taxpayers who used refund transfer services, where a temporary bank account was established in their name when their 2019 tax return was filed.

The second round of coronavirus stimulus payments is being distributed, but if you haven’t received it, there’s some information to know.