Dear [firstname],
On March 10th, I voted to pass the American Rescue Plan – historic legislation that will get shots in arms, kids in school, people in jobs, and money in pockets.
The American Rescue Plan includes Economic Impact Payments (stimulus checks) of up to $1,400 for most New York residents. In fact, 82 percent of adults in New York are set to receive a payment, and money is already beginning to be directly deposited into bank accounts. In most cases, these payments are automatic, and no action is necessary to receive them.
You can check the status of your Economic Impact Payment and learn more using the Get My Payment Tool from IRS.gov.
Help is here, and we want to get this money into the pockets of upstate folks as quickly as possible so you can pay bills, care for your families, and support local businesses and jobs.
- What to Expect: You may have already started seeing payments show up in your bank accounts if your 2019 or 2020 taxes have been processed by the IRS or you used the “non-filer portal” for previous payments and provided their bank account information to the IRS. Recipients of other federal government benefits, like Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Railroad Retirement Board, or Veterans Affairs benefits, should expect to receive a payment automatically as well. For folks awaiting a paper check or debit card, some checks have been mailed already, but most will find their paper checks or debit cards in the mail over the next several weeks.
- How Many New York Residents Will Get Payments: According to the White House, more than 11.3 million adults and 4.4 million children in New York are eligible to receive payments of up to $1,400 per person through the American Rescue Plan. That means 82 percent of all New York adults and children in the state are set to receive payments.
- Who is Eligible for Payments: The American Rescue Plan included Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 per person. Combined with the $600 down payments enacted in December, these additional checks will put $2,000 in Americans’ pockets.
- Individuals earning up to $75,000 annually, heads of household earning up to $112,500 annually, and couples earning up to $150,000 annually will receive the full $1,400 per person, for themselves and their dependents.
- After that, the checks begin to phase out, with payments stopping at individuals earning $80,000 in annual income, heads of household earning $120,000 in annual income and married couples earning $160,000 in annual income.
Learn More: https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment
If you have any issues accessing your stimulus check, please click here.
Sincerely,
Antonio
