The United States gave out $600 in aid. Can this alleviate the urgent need?

12 On February 20th, the US Congress approved a $900 billion economic aid plan, and the second round of bail-out checks will soon enter the bank accounts of millions of Americans. However, there are some major differences in this round of bail-out plan, including the change of $600 per capita, which is half of the $65,438+$0,200 provided by the first round of bail-out plan for most adults. Just a few days ago, it was unclear whether the stimulus package would include another round of direct verification. But last-minute negotiations cleared the way for the second round of stimulus package review.

Consumer rights activists believe that this is necessary at a time when the epidemic is worsening and millions of Americans are still struggling for unemployment and unpaid wages. However, there is a group of people who will get a little more money than when the first bail-out plan was introduced, that is, dependent children, and they will get the same $600 check as other adults. On February 20, 65438, he said that this is an emergency, and we need a second bill to continue to deal with this emergency and start to stimulate our economy, so that we can return to the past level, which will be the primary task of Biden's new government. In addition to small assistance to adults, another major change is the allowance for dependent children, which is $600 per child, which is higher than the $500 stipulated in the Care Law.

The summary released by the congressman said that $600 will be allocated to each dependent child, which means that adults called dependents, such as college students, may not be eligible for subsidies. Another question is whether adult dependents, such as the elderly, who are regarded as dependents of children's tax returns are eligible for this benefit. This is very important for many families, because the first round of bail-out checks are only issued to American citizens or immigrants with foreign resident status, that is, green card holders.

Legal and undocumented immigrants without green cards are excluded, as are American citizens and their children who marry immigrants without green cards. In addition to the $600 stimulus plan, the second round also includes $300 in additional unemployment benefits per week. The epidemic unemployment assistance (PUA) program covering temporary workers and self-employed individuals will also be extended, and the epidemic emergency unemployment compensation (peuc) program will also be extended, which will provide unemployment assistance for those who do not have normal state unemployment benefits for additional weeks.