Although there are no new coronavirus stimulus payments, millions of people are still eligible for a form of relief, but the time to claim the payments is running out.
Up to 9 million people are still eligible for a COVID-19 stimulus payment or Child Tax Credit, according to the Government Accountability Office. The outstanding stimulus payments can amount to as much as $3,200 for some filers.
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Individuals and couples who do not file taxes because of how little income they earn have until Nov. 15 to fill out a simplified tax return form to determine whether they qualify for either of the relief payments.
Individuals who made less than $75,000 per year or joint filers who made less than $150,000 per year were eligible for the three stimulus checks of varying amounts.
Most parents were eligible for the federal government’s Child Tax Credit, which distributed payments from July to December 2021, with the goal of the tax credit being to help people with children avoid financial hardship and food insecurity.
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Congress approved three waves of a total of $931 billion worth of stimulus checks as part of relief for the coronavirus pandemic for nearly 165 million people in 2020 and 2021. Two of the stimulus check payments were signed into law by then-President Donald Trump in 2020, and the final check was signed into law by President Joe Biden in March 2021.
