SOME American families can get a $50 “stimulus” payment if they have a newborn baby.
This is just one of many stimulus programs available across the country as the US works to rebound the economy amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The $50 new baby bonus is only available to families in Massachusetts.
Any child born or adopted in the state after January 1, 2020 is eligible for a $50 seed deposit into a U.Fund 529 College Investing Plan account.
Massachusetts families can learn more or sign up for an account here.
In other parts of the country, many states have also taken steps to give out some more additional cash to residents struggling amid the pandemic.
Some states are sending out cash based on income, while others are allotting funds for people who work in certain professions.
In Connecticut, Governor Ned Lamont announced the Back to Work program for $1,000 in stimulus checks, starting on May 30, 2021, which will continue until December 31, 2021.
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The eligibility requirements are more involved than in other states, with specifics on when residents filed for unemployment and how long they were on unemployment.
Residents are also required to have obtained a job in order to be eligible for the stimulus payment.
Over in California, around 9million residents are expected to get checks by the end of the year as part of the Golden State Stimulus II program.
The latest set of payments includes 794,000 paper checks worth more than $568million, the state’s public affairs office told The Sun.
Florida developed a program earlier in the year to thank teachers and other educators in pre-K through 12th-grade.
If eligible, those people can receive a one-time payment of $1,000.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the program aims to help about 175,000 teachers and 3,600 principals.
Maine also created its own stimulus program with one-time payments that began going out on November 15.
The one-time payments of $285 will go out to more than half a million residents.
Those eligible are single filers who make less than $75,000 a year and couples who make $150,000 or less.
The state will continue to send them through the year’s end.
Several other cities across the country are also offering different variations of stimulus programs.
