Stimulus check update: Direct payment worth up to $400 to be paid to qualifying Massachusetts residents in 13 days
Asher Notheis
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In just under two weeks, residents of Chelsea, Massachusetts, will receive their final payment from a food and utility subsidy program.
The payments, ranging from $200 to $400, will go to 738 households on May 15. The funds disbursed through the Chelsea Eats program are meant to subsidize food and utility costs. A Chelsea city spokesperson told the Washington Examiner that the money is loaded onto debit cards, which were issued to recipients in early March.
The amount issued to recipients depends on how many people are in their household. A household of one receives $200, a household of two receives $300, and a household of three or more receives $400, according to the program’s website.
This payment marks the third and final payment of the program. The first payment was issued on March 15, and the second was issued on April 15.
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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 must make less than $29,450, and households of two must make less than $33,650 to be part of the program. The threshold increased for each additional member of the household.
The spokesperson told the Washington Examiner that the program will end after this next payment.