Millions of people have two days left to receive an existing form of relief worth up to thousands of dollars.
Individual filers with little to no income must complete a simplified tax return to see if they qualify for unclaimed COVID-19 stimulus payments or child tax credits. The deadline is on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
As many as 9 million to 10 million people who have not yet received these payments may be eligible, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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People who made less than $75,000 annually or joint filers who made less than $150,000 per year were eligible for the three stimulus checks of varying amounts, which may be worth a combined total of up to $3,200. Those who do not file taxes because of how little income they earn have until Tuesday to fill out a simplified tax return form to determine whether they are eligible for any of the three relief payments.
Additionally, families with children are eligible for the child tax credit, which aims to reduce financial hardship and food insecurity. About 84% of children nationwide benefited from those credits between July and December 2021.
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Congress approved three waves of a total of $931 billion worth of stimulus checks as part of relief for the COVID-19 pandemic for nearly 165 million people between 2020 and 2021.
Two of the stimulus check payments were signed into law by former President Donald Trump in 2020, and the final COVID-19 stimulus bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden in March 2021.
