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The second round of stimulus checks from the US government are going out this week. Business Insider reports the checks will pay up to $600 each, or $1,200 per married couple, plus additional funds for children. According to Congress's bill authorizing the payments, most of the direct cash payments will be sent to qualifying Americans by January 15. To track your payment, visit the 'Get My Payment' section of the IRS website at www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment Direct deposits and paper checks are arriving this week.
The second round of stimulus checks began rolling out through direct deposit this week. The Internal Revenue Service says the Get My Payment tool is for checking the status of your payment. The tool itself should become available “in a few days", according to Gizmodo. The agency said that the $600 stimulus checks are for qualifying U.S. adults. Paper checks would be mailed beginning Wednesday. Adults with an adjusted gross income of up to $75,000 are eligible for individual payments of $600.
Congress has reached agreement on a new coronavirus relief package. This will new deal will include stimulus checks worth $600. Details around when stimulus checks will be released have not been announced. Business Insider reports the bill still must be signed by both houses of Congress and the president. How long will $600 last? The payment would last longer for renters. One average, almost 11 days. For the average homeowner in the US, the payment would last between six and seven days.
According to recent Business Insider polling the typical American believes they will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine within the next three months. The CDC recommends that the first round of vaccinations should go to frontline workers and people aged 75 and up. Each state is in charge of its vaccine distribution process. Experts predict the general public will be able to be vaccinated by summer 2021. That would be after high-priority groups such as healthcare professionals and essential workers get the shots.
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