Stimulus check demands for the fourth installment have been gaining much ground now. A couple of petitions have been signed.
Letters have also been forwarded to the President in favor of more payments. Two checks, in particular, have become popular. The one by Representative Ilhan Omar has political backing.
Another petition on Change.Org has crossed three million signatures. The bill calls for monthly government aid worth $2000. America has witnessed a huge surge in the covid cases recently.
They have recorded an alarming rate of infections. America has been no different. It has just been a few months that the US economy is showing signs of bouncing back. Another shutdown would mean the economy goes further down.
The federal government did not show interest in providing any more funding. Various states of the country have announced their kind of monetary assistance.
New York, California, Indiana, and Florida are some such states. They have announced the continuation of stimulus checks in 2022 as well. Let us learn more about the story in detail below.
Stimulus Check: States To Continue Payments
New York will continue to dish out stimulus checks for its citizens. Kathy Hochul is the Governor of the state. Hochul has set aside a fund of 2billion dollars to cater for the payments.
Hochul stated that the pandemic is not over yet and the residents require money. The Excluded Workers fund will provide monetary benefits to people earning less than $26,208 in 2020.
Apart from New York, California has also announced a tax surplus. This means there is a good chance of the Golden State Stimulus to continue.
Stimulus checks have also been announced by Florida. They are giving a check worth $1000 to all the teachers.
The money is a tribute to the hard work of the teachers in the time of the pandemic.
Indiana has also sanctioned a tax refund of $125 for eligible citizens.