What You Need To Know About The Third Stimulus Check!

Wondering about the third stimulus check? Learn what you need to know below!

UPDATE:

The House settled on a vote to send the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package to President Joe Biden for his signature.

On Wednesday, March 10th the House came to a tight vote of 220-211 to approve the Senates’ revised version of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. The bill has officially been sent to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed.

This is the President’s first big step in his promise to guide the U.S. out of this COVID-19 Pandemic.

President Biden stated after the bill’s passage that, “This legislation is about giving the backbone of this nation — the essential workers, the working people who built this country, the people who keep this country going — a fighting chance,”

According to the article released by Axios, “The bill approves $1,400 stimulus payments for individuals making up to $75,000 and couples making $150,000. It will also extend weekly $300 unemployment insurance until Sept. 6. Other highlights include:

• An increased child tax credit in 2021 of $3,600 for children up to age 5 and up to $3,000 for ages 6–17.
• $128.6 billion to help K-12 schools reopen.
• $19 billion in emergency rental assistance.
• $25 billion to help restaurants.
• $46 billion for coronavirus testing and tracing.
• $5.2 billion to support the research and development of vaccines.
• $7.25 billion for Paycheck Protection Program loans.” 

This bill is expected to be signed by President Joe Biden on Friday of this week and we’re expecting to see the stimulus checks roll out by the end of the month.

UPDATE:

Senate just passed the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, we have everything that has been included in this below.

What’s In The Bill?

• $1,400 stimulus checks: There’s been a lot of back-and-forth about who will get stimulus checks, and after lots of haggling, Democrats finally landed on some parameters. The bill would distribute $1,400 stimulus checks to single people earning $75,000 and $150,000 for couples. Payments would then be reduced and phased out for single people making up to $100,000 and couples making up to $200,000. During Senate negotiations, lawmakers changed the parameters around the phaseouts. Now, stimulus checks phase out for single people at $80,000, head-of-household filers at $120,000, and couples at $160,000. That means some people won’t get stimulus checks who did in the past. However, it is worth noting that the legislation also includes checks for adult dependents, such as college students and people with disabilities, so some people will be getting checks for the first time.
• Unemployment insurance: As with stimulus checks, Democrats had some back-and-forth on unemployment benefits. The bill provides an additional $300 in weekly unemployment benefits from the federal government through September 6, 2021. It also extends the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program for self-employed workers and contractors, and the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program, which tacks on extra weeks of state benefits, through that date. Importantly, it makes the first $10,200 of unemployment benefits non-taxable for households with incomes of under $150,000, preventing many workers from receiving a surprise tax bill they can’t pay.
• Tax credits: The bill expands the child tax credit to $3,000 per child up to age 17 and $3,600 for children under age 6 for 2021, and it modifies the child and dependent care tax credit so that families can claim up to half of their related care expenses. It also enhances the earned income tax credit for people without children.
• Obamacare premium subsidies: The bill increases the Affordable Care Act premium subsidies for two years for low- and middle-income Americans, or those making up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level. That would make health care through the ACA marketplace more affordable in 2021 and 2022. The bill also adjusts subsidies for people who make more than 400 percent of the poverty level to make sure that nobody pays more than 8.5 percent of their income for coverage.
• Money for schools: The bill calls for $170 billion toward schools, including reopening and directing funds to areas such as ventilation system upgrades, reduced class sizes, and personal protective equipment to help make schools safer, and ensures the money is directed toward public schools. Schools are required to put 20 percent of the money toward learning loss, meaning efforts to make up for lost ground with students missing school. It also has funding for higher education.
• Vaccines, testing, and tracing: The bill directs $46 billion to the Department of Health and Human Services to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor Covid-19.
• Rental assistance: Democrats are aiming to put $25 billion toward emergency assistance to renters.
• State, local, tribal, and territorial funding: The bill directs $350 billion total toward state, local, tribal, and territorial funding, split into 60 percent for states and 40 percent for localities.
• A restaurant revitalization fund: House Democrats are seeking to put $25 billion toward a new program at the Small Business Administration that would support restaurants, $5 billion of which will be set aside for businesses with under $500,000 in revenue in 2019. The restaurant industry has been particularly hard hit in the pandemic — the National Restaurant Association estimates industry losses in 2020 to be $240 billion.
• Energy assistance: The bill directs $4.5 billion to HHS to help low-income people pay their energy and water bills.
• Internet connectivity: The bill establishes a $7.6 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund to be enacted by the Federal Communications Commission, to expand internet connectivity to students and teachers during the pandemic.

You’ve heard there may be more stimulus check money coming, but you don’t know all the details. No need to fret! We got you. Below you will find all you need to know about the third round of stimulus checks.

As the COVID-19 Pandemic continues to rock our economy, President Joe Biden has proposed a $1.9 Trillion stimulus package. Although lawmakers are still trying to juggle with the details, there may be an official answer soon. Congress will soon begin working on this proposed bill and qualifying Americans may receive another $1,400 in stimulus money.

WHEN:

With how things are moving along, the new stimulus package could be passed before the end of February and President Joe Biden could be signing the bill around early March. Based on the past, the stimulus check rollouts in the form of direct deposit could come as early as shortly after the bill is signed.

NEW INCLUSIONS:

With the third round stimulus checks, it looks like there may new some new inclusions when it comes to getting a stimulus check. These new inclusions include 17-year-olds, college students and adult dependents with qualifying disabilities. This would mean another $1,400 for parents or guardians of these groups. In addition to these groups, children who were born in the U.S. but have undocumented parents may be eligible to receive a $1,400 stimulus check.

While there are new inclusions, there may be new exclusions as well when it comes to the third round of stimulus checks. This time around there may be a tighter income cap since lawmakers are trying to send these checks to those who really need it.

RECEIVING YOUR STIMULUS CHECK:

When it comes to getting your stimulus check, refer to how you got it the last round. This is how you’ll be receiving it again.

HOW TO GET YOUR STIMULUS CHECK QUICKER:

• Get your 2020 taxes filed and make sure to sign up for direct deposit. When it comes to distributing the stimulus check, those with direct deposit have priority.
• Make sure you have an up-to-date and accurate address with both the IRS and the U.S. Postal Service.

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

As mentioned before, nothing is in exact writing yet about the third stimulus check. Luckily, a final decision is expected here in the next few weeks. As of now, the most you can do is work to use our tips above to make sure you’re as prepared as possible to get your stimulus check quickly. In the mean time, stay safe, stay healthy and stay informed!

Source: Vox

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