Up To $1,000 One-Time Checks For Connecticut Workers Arriving Today

Up to $1,000 worth of one-time relief checks for Connecticut workers are expected to be arriving today. These relief payments have come from the state’s $30 million pot.

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According to Xie, almost 150,000 essential workers will be receiving relief checks worth $200 to $1,000 and the budget will come from a $30 million pot. Around 120,000 of the relief payments will be deposited directly into the workers’ bank accounts. On the other hand, 35,000 of the payments will be received through a paper check in the next 5 to 6 weeks. Unfortunately, the applications for the relief checks have already ended on October 1, 2022.

Essential workers who work full time and earn less than $100,000 annually can receive up to $1,000. There will also be bonus payments worth $200 to $800. Workers who earn $50,000 to $60,000 can receive $800. Workers who earn $60,000 to $70,000 can receive $750. Workers who earn $70,000 to $80,000 can receive $500. Workers who earn $80,000 to $90,000 can receive $250. Lastly, workers who earn $90,000 to $100,000 can receive $200.

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Who is eligible for these one-time relief checks?

An article in NBC Connecticut says that to be eligible for the one-time relief checks, one must have worked as an essential worker in Connecticut any time between March 10, 2020 to May 7, 2022. Reportedly, the Hero Pay program followed the priority list of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccination. This means that the relief checks prioritized healthcare workers, teachers, food and agricultural workers, manufacturing workers, grocery store workers, and childcare workers. One must have also worked in a private sector only, hence, workers of the municipal, state, or federal government are not eligible.

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