![]() ![]() Plus, a majority of taxpayers who qualify for the money say that the amount is inadequate to cover living expenses for more than a month. Critics of the bill, including proponents of universal basic income, say that establishing certain qualifications for a stimulus payment is a form of means-testing that hurts vulnerable people. Still, the CARES Act excludes millions of people, including immigrants without a Social Security number, green card, or eligible work visas elderly or disabled people who are claimed as dependents and dependents ages 17 to 24. A Data for Progress survey of 2,644 people in early April found that 52 percent of respondents under 45 had lost their jobs, been placed on leave, or had their hours cut. The economic fallout due to Covid-19 has ruined the finances of millions of Americans, and for many, the stimulus check is intended to provide much-needed, albeit temporary, relief. So I’m not getting a stimulus check because I’m claimed as a dependent by my parents, but I’m also not counted for the additional $500 for dependents because I’m over 18 - so I’m just not counted in the stimulus at all? I don’t exist?- Collin Scott April 12, 2020 However, families who have dependents in the 17-24 age group are entirely excluded from receiving any money for that child, including the $500 bonus granted to their younger kids. Under the coronavirus stimulus bill, or the CARES Act, most taxpayers will receive a one-time payment from the Internal Revenue Service: Those who earn $75,000 or less a year are eligible for a $1,200 check (or $2,400 for couples who filed jointly), with an additional $500 bonus for each dependent age 16 years or younger. Sherman is one of the many people ages 17 to 24 who won’t be getting a check because of her tax filing status as a dependent. ![]() “I’m grateful I have a cushion for groceries and utilities, but it doesn’t really help cover my rent, which is $1,000 a month, or make me feel somewhat more secure.” ”I’m getting some money for my unemployment benefits, but it’s nothing compared to what the stimulus check would’ve been,” Sherman told me. While Sherman filed for unemployment shortly after her layoffs in March, she was disheartened to realize she didn’t qualify for another form of financial relief - a $1,200 check as part of the federal government’s $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package - because she was claimed as a dependent on her parents’ 2019 tax return. Her two service jobs were helping to keep her afloat after her college graduation last May as she searched for career opportunities in journalism. California officials had implemented a statewide stay-at-home order, and the 23-year-old was working at a Los Angeles gym and restaurant - two nonessential businesses that were forced to close. Rachel Sherman lost her two streams of income seemingly overnight on March 19. Find Vox’s latest coverage of the second Covid-19 stimulus bill here. Editor’s note, January 4, 2021: This article was last updated on April 15, 2020, and some details may no longer apply. ![]()
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