In the absence of federal stimulus checks, states continue to provide targeted assistance to their people.  Applications for the city’s Resilient Communities Monthly Cash Assistance Pilot, in which the city will distribute $500 to 5,000 low-income households, will open soon ...

This month, more direct payments, including stimulus checks, are being sent around the country. While a fourth federal stimulus check looks improbable, it hasn’t stopped states and cities from creating or expanding their own financial aid programs. Stimulus checks from ...

Many parents received up to $300 per kid as part of the expanded Child Tax Credit of 2021 when stimulus checks were first distributed at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. However, Congress has yet to pass more stimulus checks, ...

Although the United States appears to be over the COVID-19 Pandemic and no longer requires stimulus checks, there is renewed optimism for another sort of assistance to help families cope with increased prices due to inflation and a supply chain ...

In 2021, the new Child Tax Credit benefits had an undeniable positive impact on millions of low- to moderate-income families. From July through December of last year, $250 to $300 per child payments were sent to bank accounts and mailboxes, ...

Bonus stimulus checks of up to $1,500 are due to be sent to workers in one state, paid for by stimulus monies from President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan legislation. The state is Alabama, and the workers are state child ...

Although federal stimulus checks have yet to arrive, some state and local governments are utilizing federal monies to make targeted stimulus payments. The Las Vegas City Council recently authorized a proposal to use the cash received under the American Rescue ...

Because 2021 was a year of change, obtaining a third stimulus check looked easy. Those who died in 2021 are entitled a $1,400 stimulus payment. A person’s family may be eligible for stimulus funding if they die between January 1 ...