When and How Will I Get That $1,200 Stimulus Payment?
At the center of the U.S. Congress’s $2 trillion economic stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic are direct payments that will put money in the wallets of most Americans.
This article is for subscribers only.
Sign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis.
At the center of the U.S. government’s $2 trillion economic stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic are direct payments that will put money in the wallets of most Americans. The hope is that those payments -- as much as $3,400 for a family of four, even higher for bigger families -- will tide over struggling households until the virus spread slows and shuttered workplaces can reopen.