No Federal Stimulus in 2025? These States Are Sending Checks Anyway

As of mid- there are no plans for new federal stimulus checks from Congress or the White House While millions of Americans continue to grapple with high living costs and economic uncertainty state governments are filling the gap launching targeted relief programs to promotion low- and moderate-income households No Federal Stimulus in These States Are Sending Checks Anyway The federal cabinet has shifted its focus to long-term economic stabilisation and inflation control with no formal stimulus packages approved since early However several individual states have stepped up offering direct payments tax rebates and utility assistance instead of a nationwide relief effort States Now Offering Relief in New Mexico Offering stimulus payments to low-income residents The application deadline closed May with funds expected to go out in late May California Continues its Middle Class Tax Refund venture issuing payments of up to depending on income and family size Distributed via direct deposit and prepaid debit cards Illinois Residents may qualify for up to in property tax rebates or per child in family assistance through the Family Relief Plan Maine Offers one-time potential relief checks to help offset winter heating costs Eligibility is tied to income tax filings New Jersey Maintains its ANCHOR Property Tax Relief plan offering up to in rebates to homeowners and renters Alaska The Permanent Fund Dividend PFD for is expected to be over per resident distributed this fall Minnesota Providing one-time tax rebate checks of to depending on income level and number of dependents Why No Federal Checks So Far Federal executives argue that the U S financial market is showing signs of recovery with inflation easing and unemployment remaining low Opponents of new stimulus payments warn that additional federal spending could overheat the market and reignite inflation However advocates say multiple families still haven t fully recovered from the effects of the pandemic and rising costs President Biden and Congressional leaders have not ruled out future federal assistance entirely but any new stimulus statute would likely face strong partisan gridlock in the current divided Congress