Four direct payments made in early 2023 worth between $300 and $1,050 – see who is eligible

THE New Year will have several direct payments lined up for Americans worth up to $1,050.

Although the Covid pandemic is no longer severely affecting the population, assistance is still needed as millions of Americans face high inflation.

States across the country have offered direct payments, and some have already been issued.

For those who don’t have them yet, Americans will have them in the first quarter of 2023.

1. California: $1,050

The Middle Class Tax Refund (MCTR) is a one-time payment to provide relief to Californians.

No application was necessary and eligible taxpayers will automatically receive payment.

Payments are sent by direct deposit or mailed as a debit card.

The state began sending direct deposits ranging from $200 to $1,050 in October and will continue through the new year.

Debit cards will be mailed between December 17, 2022 and January 14, 2023.

2. Illinois: $500

The Illinois program in Cook County sends eligible $3,250,500 per month for two years.

Eligible recipients are Cook County households making 250% of the federal poverty level or less than that.

Applicants must be 18 or older, but applications closed on October 21.

Qualified applicants were randomly selected in a lottery, and if you were selected, you should have been notified in November.

The first payment is expected to arrive by January 2023.

3. Virginia: $500

The UBI is a set of recurring payments that individuals receive from the government, and the Alexandria Guaranteed Income Pilot Project offers nearly 170 participants $500 per month for two years.

This Virginia program will run through December 2023.

The first check is expected to be issued in the last week of January 2023, according to city officials.

4. Idaho: $300

Idahoans who filed their taxes should have received tax refund checks before Thanksgiving.

Due to system limitations, some Idahoans will have to wait for a rebate check from a previous round of tax rebates in February 2023.

Refunds were $300 for individuals and $600 for joint filers.

Nearly 192,000 rebate checks have already been issued.

The refund checks were approved in September as part of a $1 billion package aimed at reducing the state’s budget surplus.

“Remittances issued by direct deposit are issued first, as we can issue approximately 60,000 each day. Remittances we send by paper check are limited to 75,000 per week,” said Renee Eymann, chief information officer. from the Idaho State Tax Commission. session of the Idaho Legislature.

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