Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be able to decide whether 2022 New Yorkers and their families receive a $270 stimulus check to help cover the childcare costs associated with remote learning.
The one-time payments would be distributed by Jan. 31 and officials project they would cost up to $22 billion, according to state officials who have projected that 538,000 families across New York City would receive the payment.
New Yorkers can expect to receive $270 stimulus checks if Gov. Andrew Cuomo approves the measure in his 2022 budget proposal.
The federal stimulus check relief package, passed by Congress earlier this month, includes $22 billion for states and territories hit hard by hurricanes and wildfires over the past decade.
Stimulus Check Incoming For NY Residents
Cuomo will decide whether to approve the money in his 2022 budget proposal, which he is expected to release on Monday morning. The check would be a component of this package, but it’s unclear whether all New Yorkers would qualify for one or not — only those who meet certain criteria will qualify for it; others may receive other forms of assistance depending on their circumstances.
The checks are a component of the state’s $22 billion federal relief package passed by Congress this month. The money will allow New York state and local governments to offset the cost of providing services, including police, fire and road maintenance.
The check is a one-time payment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for public assistance projects that were not covered by insurance or prior disaster funding. It does not require applicants to first use their personal funds before applying for FEMA reimbursement, according to its website.
In New York, FEMA has already spent more than $400 million on housing recovery efforts since Superstorm Sandy hit in 2012 — but most of that money went toward permanent repairs or reimbursements for homeowner loans through programs such as the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
State officials have not yet decided how they will use their share of any additional federal funds provided after Superstorm Sandy with other disasters such as Hurricane Irma impacting Florida recently.”We don’t really know what portion will be allocated here,” said Leo Arreguin at FEMA’s Region II office in New Jersey.”But we do know that there’ll be another round.”
