What to Do If You Didn’t Get Your Full Stimulus Check

Shifting eligibility for stimulus checks can be confusing for taxpayers wondering if they’re in line for more money from the government program that pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy during the pandemic.

In the rush to get those payments out, the IRS relied on data it already had to determine who was eligible. That means some people didn’t receive the full amount they were owed, while others didn’t get a check at all.