AMERICANS are set to get another round of no strings attached stimulus checks worth $1,000.
The program has been run before, and provides greater economic stability to those who need it.
Americans are set to get another round of no strings attached stimulus checks worth $1,000[/caption]
The US Sun reported on the Breathe program back in September, a universal income scheme in Los Angeles County.
Back then, an expansion to Breathe had been permitted, that saw an additional 2,000 residents receive $500 monthly.
That was particularly targeted at foster youth between 18 and 21, and would pay them the sum for up to 18 months.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell said: “When we started working to implement Breathe, we had a simple vision: to provide no-strings-attached funding that would mean real economic liberty for Angelenos.
“Since then, we have seen families be able to pay for childcare and rent and grow their savings for the first time.
“I am proud of this second expansion of Breathe, which will reach young people during the vulnerable stage of transitioning out of our foster care system.”
Now, a new round of checks is set to be paid out as a continued part of Breathe.
This is a part of the original form of the program, before the additional 2,000 residents were added.
Before this expansion took place, Breathe purely benefitted 1,000 residents in LA County with $1,000 every month for three years.
In its current form, Breathe is continuing to to pay out this cash through August 2025, having been running since June 2022.
There are currently 1,198 individuals who are being paid the monthly $1,000, per its website.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be eligible to be a part of Breathe, you need to be over the age of 18.
You also needed to be a resident in an LA County neighborhood that had been identified as being either at or below the median income level.
The website states that you also needed to have been financially impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic in some way.
The rules were different for the additional cohort of 2,000, which was added later.
For this younger group you needed to be a part of Former Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) foster youth.
DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN
According to Breathe data, out of the participants in the program, 66% are female, and 32% are female, while 70% are single.
Racially, 28% are white, 27% are African American and 13% are Latino.
Hispanic people make up 57% of those receiving the cash, while 43% are non-Hispanic.
And 70% of beneficiaries speak English as a first language, and 23% speak Spanish primarily.
What are the five stimulus check waves?
IF a third stimulus payment passes, like the first round of checks, the IRS will likely follow the same procedure and send out checks by priority groups.
Here are the five IRS groups and find out which one you are in:
Direct deposit recipientes: People who already have their direct deposit information on file with the IRS or who provide that info when and if registration opens again should be first in line to receive a stimulus check.
Social security beneficiaries: With the first stimulus payment, many Social Security beneficiaries who had direct deposit information on file with the federal government received checks in the first week, though not always the first day.
People who receive their paper checks by mail: The IRS began to mail checks about a week later to those without direct deposit data on file.
EIP card recipients: Economic impact payment debit cards are prepaid Visa cards the IRS sent to about four million people starting in mid-May.
If the agency follows the same payment priority order, this group could begin to see their payment weeks after the first direct deposit transfer take place.
People with more complex situations: This category includes people who received their first checks after June, are are still waiting to receive one, or those who didn’t know they need to complete an extra step.
In terms of spending, data also reveals that 35.18% of the cash given out is spent on food and groceries.
Just below that, 31.16% is spent on retail sales and services.
Then, there’s a big gap down to transport and related expenses, which accounts for an aggregate of 9.81%.
To check out the rest of the data, you can head to the Breathe website.
In terms of spending, data also reveals that 35.18% of the cash given out is spent on food and groceries[/caption]
