A new court decision that permits the Biden administration’s debt relief plan to proceed could mean that millions of Americans could soon be eligible for student loan forgiveness. This breakthrough offers help to individuals struggling with student loan debt by acting as a financial lifeline like to the stimulus payments during the pandemic. Background: Financial...
Category: Stimulus
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$2,000 Fourth Stimulus Check: Who Qualifies and When You’ll Get Paid
Talk of a possible fourth stimulus check from the U.S. government for $2,000 has been all the rage in recent months. This proposed round of stimulus checks has generated interest because of persistent financial difficulties and growing inflation, even though previous rounds were implemented during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. So is a fourth...
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Students, Here’s How to Secure Your $50 Weekly Stimulus Checks
The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has launched a new pilot program that rewards kids with perfect attendance with weekly stimulus checks worth $50. By lowering living expenses, an attendance reward system seeks to improve the performance of low-income earners by incentivizing students to attend classes. The program, which began as a 10-week course and...
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Deadline Alert: Michigan Schools Must Act Fast with Federal Stimulus Funds
The federal COVID-19 emergency financing for Michigan’s public schools is worth billions of dollars, but if it isn’t used by the end of September, the schools may lose some of it. A stimulus package that poured money into localities to cope with COVID-19-related economic issues was enacted into law by President Joe Biden in 2021....
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IRS Grants Extra Time for 2024 Taxes to Kentucky’s April Storm Survivors
For people and companies in areas of Kentucky hit by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides, and mudslides that started on April 2, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief. The deadline for these taxpayers to submit their various federal individual and corporate tax forms and make payments is now November 1, 2024....