Massachusetts giving $500 payments to low-income workers
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday the state will begin distributing $500 payments to 500,000 low-income workers. The payments are part of the COVID-19 Essential Employee Premium Pay program included in a $4 billion spending package Baker signed in December using federal American Rescue Plan Act funding.
Individuals will be eligible if their income, based on 2020 tax filings, was at least $12,750 and their total income left them below 300% of the federal poverty level. A single filer with no dependents could earn up to $38,280 and be eligible for the payment.
Meanwhile, a Massachusetts resident who files with a spouse and two dependents, or without a spouse and three dependents, could earn up to $78,600 while maintaining eligibility for the payment.
Individuals who received unemployment in 2020 will not be eligible for the first round of payments beginning in March.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/poverty/593376-massachusetts-giving-500-payments-to-low-income-workers