The Senior Citizens League, a nonpartisan lobbying organization, is working to get a single-time $1,400 amount of stimulus check confirmed for people who qualify for Social Security. In a message to Congress the previous year, the group stated that many older Americans who are on fixed incomes will be severely impacted by the cost-of-living increase and inflation. Shannon Benton from the Senior Citizens League previously told The US Sun, “We have received hundreds of emails from people concerned about making ends meet: “The high COLA, for many, just aggravated their fiscal woes by pushing their income above program limits to qualify for Medicare savings programs and additional help.”
Florida Launches Stimulus Checks
This year, Florida households may be eligible for over $500 in cash in addition to $2 billion in tax assistance. A plan that will grant over a million drivers a toll credit will become law when Governor Ron DeSantis approved it in December 2022. The law states that it will provide each month a 50% credit to the “account” of qualifying state citizens. The Governor’s office projects that the direct cash will be worth, on average, more than $480 through 2023. Drivers should have toll accounts with the state that are in good standing and their cars must be two axles.
Texas Assists Locals In Paying Their Power Costs
Cash-strapped As they turn up their furnaces to combat the bitterly cold conditions, Texans are receiving assistance with their power bills. Homeowners and renters can get assistance from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs with their energy costs. As per a press statement, a program upgrade will also enable members to receive future payments of up to $2,400. To strengthen its efforts, the TDHCA allocated an additional $48 million to this program. “The past year was hard on Texans,” said the executive director of TDHCA, Bobby Wilkinson, in a statement. “Rising food, housing, and transportation costs as well as higher energy bills due to the extreme heat over the summer reports Sun.
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