Stimulus update: Direct payment worth up to $400 to be paid to Massachusetts residents in 29 days
Asher Notheis
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Recipients of a food and utility subsidy program in Chelsea, Massachusetts, will receive their final payment from the program next month.
These payments will range from $200 to $400 and will be given to 738 selected households on May 15. The funds from this program, called the Chelsea Eats program, are meant to subsidize food and utility costs. A Chelsea city spokesperson told the Washington Examiner that the funds would be loaded on recipients’ debit cards, which were issued in early March.
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The amount issued depends on how many people are in the household. A household of one will receive $200, a household of two will receive $300, and a household of three or more will receive $400, according to the program’s website.
To be eligible, families had to have been residents of Chelsea with a household income of 30% less than the area median. Households of one would have to make less than $29,450, and households of two would have to make less than $33,650 to be part of the program. The threshold increased for each additional member of the household.
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This payment marks the third and final one for the program. The first payment was issued on March 15, and the second was issued on April 15.
The spokesperson informed the Washington Examiner that the program would be discontinued after this upcoming payment.