Stimulus update: Farm workers eligible for $600 rebate payment
Asher Notheis
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Farm workers and meat packers may be eligible to claim a $600 payment for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This $600 payment is being administered by the Pasa Sustainable Agriculture non-profit, which is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to distribute these payments through the Farm and Food Workers Relief Program. In total, eligible farm workers in 13 states, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia, along with the District of Columbia, can claim this payment.
Applications for this payment opened on March 1, and will remain open until the funds for this payment are depleted.
To be eligible for this payment, a claimant must provide photo identification and proof they were employed as either a farm worker or meatpacking worker in the United States between January 27, 2020, and April 11, 2023, when President Joe Biden ended the COVID-19 national emergency.
Any farm workers who reside outside of the available states can check online to see if they are eligible for relief payments in other organizations working with the Department of Agriculture.
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Additionally, farm workers who are younger than 18 can also apply for this payment, though they will need to provide the same documentation as their older workers.
Additional information regarding this payment can be found online. Questions can also be asked by sending them to [email protected] or by asking them at (833) 469-3397.