Stimulus check update: Direct payment worth up to $400 to be paid to Massachusetts residents in five days

Recipients of a food and utility subsidy program in Chelsea, Massachusetts, will receive their final payment, worth up to $400, in five days.

The final payments range from $200 to $400 and will be given to 738 selected households on Monday, May 15. The funds are meant to subsidize food and utility bill costs. A Chelsea city spokesperson told the Washington Examiner that the funds would be loaded on the recipient’s debit cards that were issued in March.

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The amount issued to a household depends on the amount of people in it. A household of one receives $200, a household of two receives $300, and a household of three or more receives $400.

Recipients were chosen through a lottery system, and households who were financially challenged were given priority.

“Recipients of the program will be chosen using a lottery system,” according to the program’s website.

“City staff is reviewing applications and giving preferences to applicants with children under 18, disabled residents, veterans, seniors over 65, families who are ineligible for other forms of federal assistance, families with a female-identifying head of household, and families with a member with a marginalized gender identity.”

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To be eligible, families had to have been residents of Chelsea with a household income of 30% less than the town’s median. Households of one would have to make below $29,450, and households of two would have to make below $33,650 to be part of the program. The amount increased for each additional member of the household.

The first payment was issued on March 15, and the final payment will be issued on May 15. The spokesperson informed the Washington Examiner that the program will be discontinued after the final payment.