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Others say the eligibility of programs should be expanded to include more people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They have about a month to come to an agreement, as the Legislature is constitutionally required to pass a budget by June 15. Then, Newsom has 15 days to act, before the new budget takes effect July 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republican lawmakers, who are so small a minority they have virtually no say over spending, blame inflation on the policies of the majority party. “Democrat-rule has made this state unaffordable,” James Gallagher, the Assembly Republican leader from Yuba City, said last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gallagher and other Republicans have blamed the state’s gas tax, which Democrats raised in 2017 under Brown to repair roads and bridges and expand mass transit, as a contributor to higher prices at the pump. 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Without the child tax credit, for instance, 1.7 million children are at risk of falling deeper into poverty, the Budget and Policy Center has said.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Sara Kimberlin, senior policy analyst, California Budget and Policy Center\"]'Even if you can find a job, that doesn't mean that you can afford to pay the rent and get food on the table.'[/pullquote]More than half of California’s \u003ca href=\"https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/californians-with-low-incomes-are-in-most-need-of-support-for-basic-costs/\">residents with incomes below $50,000 were struggling\u003c/a> to pay for food, housing and medical costs in March and April. Black and Latino families and other families of color were among those most likely to be struggling, the center reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve got a strong labor market,” said Sara Kimberlin, a senior policy analyst with the center. “But even if you can find a job, that doesn’t mean that you can afford to pay the rent and get food on the table.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor unveiled a variety of other measures he said were aimed at easing the inflation burden. Those proposals included $2.7 billion in rental assistance and $1.4 billion in past-due utility bill assistance. He also proposed a waiver of child care fees for lower-income families estimated to cost $157 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom also proposed $933 million be used to provide cash payments of $1,500 for hospital and nursing home workers, while reserving $304 million for health insurance premium assistance for families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To offset freighting costs, the governor proposed a $439 million pause on the state’s diesel tax.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor also announced that the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2022/05/california-minimum-wage/\">state’s minimum wage is set to increase to $15.50 an hour\u003c/a> next year due to the inflation hike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some Democratic legislators and their allies are pushing Newsom to take a different approach.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11874637,science_1979067,news_11907999\"]Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, a Los Angeles Democrat, plans to promote a bill he authored that would enable the state to extend the expired federal child tax credit. Santiago’s bill, backed by United Ways of California, would provide a $2,000 payment per child to families that earn $30,000 a year or less.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a chance for the Legislature to send a clear message of prioritization,” said Anna Hasselblad, director of public policy for United Ways of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any form of relief would be welcome to Paniagua, a 38-year-old mother of three living with her husband in a two-bedroom apartment in the coastal Ventura County city of Port Hueneme.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a phone interview, Paniagua said her family survived the pandemic only because her husband kept his job at a local nursery. He is undocumented, she said, and so would not have qualified for 2020 federal relief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2021, her family benefited from \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/02/california-600-stimulus-checks-undocumented-workers/\">state stimulus checks for the undocumented\u003c/a>, she said, and from goods from a local food pantry and some CalFresh benefits available to her because her son was enrolled in school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, she said, the high cost of living has stretched her family thin. With her rent increasing $200 in July to $2,100 a month, she has taken to using the Flipp phone app to search for deals on necessities such as milk, yogurt and baby formula for her 7-month-old girl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gone are any trips to the movies, or the occasional splurge on In-N-Out burgers, a favorite of her children, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article is part of the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/projects/california-divide/\">California Divide\u003c/a> project, a collaboration among newsrooms examining income inequality and economic survival in California.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"California lawmakers and activists are pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to spend more to help the state's lowest-income residents.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1652894132,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":true,"iframeSrcs":["https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/9945565/embed"],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":26,"wordCount":1188},"headData":{"title":"Poverty in California Declined During the Pandemic. Now Inflation Is Threatening That Progress | KQED","description":"California lawmakers and activists are pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to spend more to help the state's lowest-income residents.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Poverty in California Declined During the Pandemic. Now Inflation Is Threatening That Progress","datePublished":"2022-05-16T23:25:01.000Z","dateModified":"2022-05-18T17:15:32.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11914291 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11914291","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2022/05/16/poverty-in-california-declined-during-the-pandemic-now-inflation-is-threatening-that-progress/","disqusTitle":"Poverty in California Declined During the Pandemic. Now Inflation Is Threatening That Progress","source":"CALMATTERS","sourceUrl":"https://calmatters.org/","nprByline":"\u003ca>Alejandro Lazo\u003c/a>","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/news/11914291/poverty-in-california-declined-during-the-pandemic-now-inflation-is-threatening-that-progress","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>As the state’s Democratic leaders weigh how to spend a record $97.5 billion budget surplus, they also are grappling with how best to keep many vulnerable Californians out of poverty, with federal stimulus dollars waning and high inflation devouring household budgets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some advocates say the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2022/05/newsom-budget-spending/\">revised budget Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled Friday\u003c/a> won’t do enough. To address inflation, Newsom is proposing to devote $18.1 billion in state funds.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11873677","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS48059_003_SanFrancisco_NewsomBontaPressConference_03242021-qut-1020x679.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>His lead proposal, estimated to cost about $11.5 billion, would refund $400 each to most of the state’s car owners, with the aim of easing the burden of high gas prices. Newsom also included $750 million to make public transit free for three months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Activists said the car-owner refund would not be targeted enough toward those needing the most help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At the end of the day, the state budget should be about ensuring every Californian can afford housing, food, child care, health care and education opportunities,” said Chris Hoene, executive director of the California Budget and Policy Center.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Experts say lower-income Californians are struggling the most with a volatile economic recovery marred by high housing costs and pricier basic necessities. And critics said the budget proposal doesn’t go far enough to help lower-income households weather high inflation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayra Paniagua, a part-time tax preparer in Ventura County whose family of five lives frugally on a combined income of $44,000, said she would welcome any relief, as she has seen expenses climb this year.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'We stretch our money, and try to save as much as possible, especially for what we need.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Mayra Paniagua, part-time tax preparer and mother of three","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It’s been hard,” Paniagua said. “We stretch our money, and try to save as much as possible, especially for what we need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the California Democrats who control state government are at odds over how they should spend on the state’s lowest-income residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some are advocating the state extend expiring federal stimulus programs. Others say the eligibility of programs should be expanded to include more people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They have about a month to come to an agreement, as the Legislature is constitutionally required to pass a budget by June 15. Then, Newsom has 15 days to act, before the new budget takes effect July 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republican lawmakers, who are so small a minority they have virtually no say over spending, blame inflation on the policies of the majority party. “Democrat-rule has made this state unaffordable,” James Gallagher, the Assembly Republican leader from Yuba City, said last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gallagher and other Republicans have blamed the state’s gas tax, which Democrats raised in 2017 under Brown to repair roads and bridges and expand mass transit, as a contributor to higher prices at the pump. Gallagher also has blamed the state’s climate change agenda for driving up the cost of utilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal stimulus is credited with boosting the fortune of the state’s least well-off.\u003cbr>\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/9945565/embed?auto=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003cbr>\nThe state’s poverty rate fell from 16.2% in 2019 to 12.3% in 2020, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But experts caution that inflation and the expiration of federal programs could threaten that progress. Without the child tax credit, for instance, 1.7 million children are at risk of falling deeper into poverty, the Budget and Policy Center has said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'Even if you can find a job, that doesn't mean that you can afford to pay the rent and get food on the table.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Sara Kimberlin, senior policy analyst, California Budget and Policy Center","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>More than half of California’s \u003ca href=\"https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/californians-with-low-incomes-are-in-most-need-of-support-for-basic-costs/\">residents with incomes below $50,000 were struggling\u003c/a> to pay for food, housing and medical costs in March and April. Black and Latino families and other families of color were among those most likely to be struggling, the center reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve got a strong labor market,” said Sara Kimberlin, a senior policy analyst with the center. “But even if you can find a job, that doesn’t mean that you can afford to pay the rent and get food on the table.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor unveiled a variety of other measures he said were aimed at easing the inflation burden. Those proposals included $2.7 billion in rental assistance and $1.4 billion in past-due utility bill assistance. He also proposed a waiver of child care fees for lower-income families estimated to cost $157 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom also proposed $933 million be used to provide cash payments of $1,500 for hospital and nursing home workers, while reserving $304 million for health insurance premium assistance for families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To offset freighting costs, the governor proposed a $439 million pause on the state’s diesel tax.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor also announced that the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2022/05/california-minimum-wage/\">state’s minimum wage is set to increase to $15.50 an hour\u003c/a> next year due to the inflation hike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some Democratic legislators and their allies are pushing Newsom to take a different approach.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"Related Stories ","postid":"news_11874637,science_1979067,news_11907999"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, a Los Angeles Democrat, plans to promote a bill he authored that would enable the state to extend the expired federal child tax credit. Santiago’s bill, backed by United Ways of California, would provide a $2,000 payment per child to families that earn $30,000 a year or less.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a chance for the Legislature to send a clear message of prioritization,” said Anna Hasselblad, director of public policy for United Ways of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any form of relief would be welcome to Paniagua, a 38-year-old mother of three living with her husband in a two-bedroom apartment in the coastal Ventura County city of Port Hueneme.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a phone interview, Paniagua said her family survived the pandemic only because her husband kept his job at a local nursery. He is undocumented, she said, and so would not have qualified for 2020 federal relief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2021, her family benefited from \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/02/california-600-stimulus-checks-undocumented-workers/\">state stimulus checks for the undocumented\u003c/a>, she said, and from goods from a local food pantry and some CalFresh benefits available to her because her son was enrolled in school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, she said, the high cost of living has stretched her family thin. With her rent increasing $200 in July to $2,100 a month, she has taken to using the Flipp phone app to search for deals on necessities such as milk, yogurt and baby formula for her 7-month-old girl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gone are any trips to the movies, or the occasional splurge on In-N-Out burgers, a favorite of her children, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article is part of the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/projects/california-divide/\">California Divide\u003c/a> project, a collaboration among newsrooms examining income inequality and economic survival in California.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11914291/poverty-in-california-declined-during-the-pandemic-now-inflation-is-threatening-that-progress","authors":["byline_news_11914291"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_18012","news_25866","news_28585","news_641","news_19105","news_16","news_29525","news_23787","news_397"],"featImg":"news_11914299","label":"source_news_11914291"},"news_11862122":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11862122","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11862122","score":null,"sort":[1620688246000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"how-to-get-your-california-stimulus-check-and-other-tax-credits-youre-entitled-to","title":"How to Get Your California Stimulus Check — and Other Tax Credits You're Entitled To","publishDate":1620688246,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>With just one week left until the May 17 tax deadline, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday proposed a major expansion of California's economic stimulus plan – making it all the more important to make sure you file your taxes on time to get the financial help you're entitled to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in February, Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11861667/gov-newsom-signs-7-6-billion-stimulus-package\">approved a $7.6 billion plan\u003c/a> known as the Golden State Stimulus, which promised a one-time payment of $600 for anyone who earned less than $30,000 last year. The state also offered an additional $600 ($1,200 in total) to low-income folks, including undocumented immigrants who file their taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. Additionally, the federal government’s third stimulus package delivers $1,400 to individuals who earned less than $75,000 last year. \u003cem>(\u003ca href=\"#whenstim\">Find out how long you're likely to wait to receive your payment\u003c/a>).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11872910/flush-with-cash-california-set-to-send-billions-in-rebates-to-taxpayers\">announced a proposal\u003c/a> that would essentially expand the the Golden State Stimulus to households with adjusted gross incomes of up to $75,000. The new, higher income cap would mean two-thirds of the state’s taxpayers would be eligible to receive a $600 check, Newsom said at a press conference in Oakland. The proposal is part of a larger $100 billion California Comeback Plan, which will need approval from the Legislature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While such stimulus efforts are meant to benefit families that have been hit hard by the pandemic, a report released in early April \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11868453/millions-of-californians-entitled-to-stimulus-payments-may-not-be-getting-them-heres-how-to-make-sure-you-do\">showed it wasn't reaching those most in need\u003c/a>.[aside postID=\"news_11870566\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We estimate that 2.2 million low-income Californians who are on safety net programs like CalFresh or CalWORKs are missing out on $5.7 billion in stimulus payments,” said Aparna Ramesh, senior research manager with the California Policy Lab and co-author of the report, last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why? In order to send payments quickly, the federal and state governments used previous years' tax filings as indicators for need. But that overlooked folks who weren't required to file taxes at all because they had little to no income and didn't owe money to the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s also folks who made more than $30,000 in 2019 and saw their income drop below the cutoff in 2020. But without your 2020 taxes filed, the state government will use your 2019 information to decide whether you qualify for a stimulus payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, the most dependable way to ensure you get the payments you are due is to file your taxes for 2020 – even if you’re not required to, and even if you have no income to report from the last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this guide, we’ve collected essential information to help you make sure you get the aid you're entitled to, ranging from local tax credit programs like the San Francisco Working Families Credit (which grants up to $500 to eligible families) to the Golden State Stimulus plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We've also included relevant information for undocumented and mixed-status families, who \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/02/california-600-stimulus-checks-undocumented-workers/\">may also qualify for an additional $600 from the state\u003c/a> this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Related: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11870566/filing-your-taxes-if-you-claimed-unemployment-benefits-what-to-know-where-to-find-help\">read our guide to filing your taxes if you claimed unemployment benefits.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Click on the links below to skip to a specific section:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#qualify\">I Earned Between $30,000 and $75,000. Do I Qualify for the Stimulus?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#automatic\">What You're Automatically Eligible for When You File\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#eitc\">Keeping Track of the California Earned Income Tax Credit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#whenstim\">When Will I Get My California Stimulus Payment?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#wfc\">Applying for San Francisco’s Working Families Credit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#itin\">How to Request an ITIN\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#orgs\">Organizations Offering Free Tax Assistance in the Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"qualify\">\u003c/a>My Household Earned Between $30,000 and $75,000. Do I Qualify for the Golden State Stimulus?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Not \u003cem>yet\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposal Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11872910/flush-with-cash-california-set-to-send-billions-in-rebates-to-taxpayers\">announced on Monday\u003c/a>, part of a larger $10 billion \"California Comeback Plan,\" is a major expansion of the state’s stimulus package from February and would include households earning between $30,000 and $75,000 per year in a new round of $600 checks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to provide direct relief to people in the middle class,” Newsom said at a press conference Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the package still needs the Legislature’s approval. Several legislators have already expressed their support for Newsom’s expansion – but don’t expect a check in the mail just yet if your family earned between $30,000 and $75,000 last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taxpayers with dependents would also see an additional $500. So, if you already received your $600 check, you could expect the extra $500 to arrive later on (the governor’s office hasn’t released a timeline yet of when the $500 would be sent out).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor also said he plans to add an extra $2 billion to the state’s rent relief program, an amount he believes could cover 100% of back-rent for tenants who have fallen behind in their rent payments during the pandemic. \u003cem>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11864513/rent-relief-in-california-how-to-apply-and-what-you-could-get\">Find out how to apply for California’s rent relief program\u003c/a>).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"automatic\">\u003c/a>What You're Automatically Eligible for When You File\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The first step can sometimes be the hardest. But if you don’t file your taxes on time, you may miss out on the money you're entitled to, regardless of your income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The goal of the $600 checks is to help those facing the greatest economic challenges due to COVID-19,” said Yolanda López, financial capability coordinator with the \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/\">Unity Council\u003c/a>, a nonprofit organization in Oakland that offers free tax assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“By simply filing your taxes you will then be eligible to receive this aid through direct deposit to the account you used when filing your taxes, or [money] will be sent as a physical check to the address provided in your filing,” López added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11864244 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/iStock_daycare_01-1020x680.jpeg']Not reporting your earnings may also put you at risk of missing out on everything you could receive from the third stimulus package.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal government calculates your eligibility based on your most recent tax filing. So if you didn't file your 2020 taxes before the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/03/10/975030323/house-gives-final-approval-to-1-9-trillion-covid-19-relief-package\">most recent stimulus\u003c/a> was signed by President Biden on March 11, your eligibility will be calculated based on your 2019 earnings. So if you made more than $75,000 in 2019 — but less than that in 2020 — you may not qualify for these checks, despite seeing your income drop during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you didn't receive a check from the first or second stimulus packages even though you may have qualified, you can claim these payments in your taxes through something called a Recovery Rebate Credit. The IRS \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/recovery-rebate-credit\">provides instructions on how to include this credit in your taxes\u003c/a> (note: you'll need to look for a letter the IRS sent out to those who didn't receive a check called a 1444 Notice).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the case of undocumented workers, López pointed out that California calculates their eligibility for state aid using their state tax returns, information linked to their \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number\">Individual Taxpayer Identification Number\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An ITIN is a number created by the IRS for taxpayers who don’t have a Social Security number due to their immigration status. While an ITIN helps navigate taxation, it doesn’t provide any privileges or protections. \u003ca href=\"#itin\">Learn more\u003c/a> about how to apply for an ITIN.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"eitc\">\u003c/a>Keeping Track of the California Earned Income Tax Credit\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For the first time ever, undocumented workers will also be eligible for the California Earned Income Tax Credit this year. This rebate – for Californians who earn up to $30,000 – can provide as much as $3,027 depending on the number of children you have.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This will also be included in your state taxes. Qualifying for the EITC means you qualify for the Golden State Stimulus,” López said. Households that get the state EITC will also be eligible for that one-time $600 pandemic stimulus payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But to be eligible, make sure you include the California Earned Income Tax Credit FTB 3514 form in your filing, or make sure to ask your tax preparer. Learn more about organizations offering free tax assistance in the Bay Area \u003ca href=\"#orgs\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11861667 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS42402_047_KQED_BethLaBerge_BloomEnergy_Newsom_03282020-qut-1020x680.jpg']In the case of families with mixed status, where the head of household is undocumented and the spouse or children have a legal immigration status, “that is not an obstacle any more to receive the California EITC. If the taxpayer has a valid ITIN number and makes under $30,000, they should qualify,” López pointed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While ITIN holders qualify for the California EITC, they still are ineligible for the federal earned income tax credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>López also highlighted how important it is to distinguish between government aid — like stimulus checks and rebates — and taxable benefits like unemployment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You have to report what you got from unemployment as part of your income,\" she said, while clarifying that stimulus checks – either from the state or federal government – are not taxable.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"whenstim\">\u003c/a>When Will I Get My California Stimulus Payment?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While California \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11861667/gov-newsom-signs-7-6-billion-stimulus-package\">approved the Golden State Stimulus plan back in February\u003c/a>, which includes a one-time payment of $600 for anyone who earned less than $30,000 last year, many residents are still waiting on their money after having filed their 2020 taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The original timeline provided by the Department of Finance in March specified that eligible taxpayers who filed their 2020 taxes with direct deposit should expect to receive their rebate within a period of up to 45 days, while those without direct deposit may have to wait up to 60 days. That timeline is still accurate, according to the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On top of that $600 stimulus check, Californians receiving \u003ca href=\"https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf\">Supplemental Security Income (SSI)\u003c/a> qualify for additional $600 grants. Originally, the state intended to send this aid as a separate payment, but after Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB86\">signed SB 86\u003c/a> on April 16, the money will be added to each recipient’s monthly SSI check.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With that now enacted, the grant payments should be received by individuals in the next six to eight weeks,” said H.D. Palmer, deputy director of external affairs for California’s Department of Finance, on April 16. According to that timeline, those receiving SSI should see the extra $600 added their benefits by mid-June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palmer also provided an update on the status of the state's additional $600 grant payments to families receiving CalWORKs, the state’s aid program for families with scarce resources. “All eligible CalWORKs families have received their Golden State Grant payment,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All CalWORKs Golden State grants were processed on March 27 and April 2, and the Department of Social Services sent out a voice notification to eligible families to confirm the status of the payments. According to the voice notification, families who receive their monthly CalWORKS aid by check will receive the additional $600 in the mail by the end of April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you receive CalWORKs benefits and have questions about the eligibility requirements for the CalWORKs Golden State grant, \u003ca href=\"mailto:GSG@dss.ca.gov\">send an email to the Department of Social Services\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"wfc\">\u003c/a>Applying for San Francisco’s Working Families Credit\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While you don't need to do anything more than file your taxes to qualify for state rebates, applying for San Francisco’s Working Families Credit requires a little more work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taxpayers must have already filed their 2020 taxes before filling out a separate WFC application, explained Chandra Johnson, communications director of the San Francisco Human Services Agency (SFHSA), the office that’s managing the application process for this aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re encouraging all families with low- to moderate-income to apply,” Johnson said. “While they are working on preparing their taxes either individually or working with San Francisco’s free tax assistance centers, we want to make sure that they know that this credit is available for them,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you applied for and received this credit for your 2019 taxes, you'll automatically get a COVID-19 relief payment of $250 this year, no application required. But you'll have to apply again after filing your 2020 taxes to get this year's $250 credit (in addition to the automatic pandemic relief payment). SFHSA estimates about 4,000 families will be eligible for that $500 total combined credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s something we haven’t done before. It’s something designed to be a local stimulus,” Johnson said. “We know families that received the credit last year are already some of the lowest-income working families here in the city. So in many instances, they’re continuing to face economic disparities that have worsened.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be considered for the WFC, a taxpayer must claim at least one dependent child. And while the income cap for legal residents to qualify is $56,844, the maximum is much lower for undocumented workers — $30,000 — as it’s based on California EITC parameters. This is the first year the WFC is being made available to taxpayers who file with an ITIN, such as undocumented workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Get started on your WFC application (available in six languages) and find organizations that can help you complete it, either virtually or in person, by going \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/jobs-money/free-tax-help/how-get-working-families-credit-wfc\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"itin\">\u003c/a>How to Request an ITIN\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you do not have a Social Security number, you'll need to file your taxes with an \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number\">Individual Taxpayer Identification Number\u003c/a>. The only agency that can grant an ITIN is the IRS. But an organization or person trained and authorized by the IRS – a certifying acceptance agent (CAA) – can help you request an ITIN.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you apply for an ITIN, whether by yourself or with the help of a CAA, you’ll need to print, fill out and mail \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-7\">a W-7 form\u003c/a>, which requires supporting documentation to verify your identity and foreign status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Immigration Coverage' tag='immigration']While documents like a driver’s license (U.S. or foreign), a birth certificate or medical records can be used for either category, your passport checks off both boxes, as long as it’s valid and has a date of entry into the country marked by U.S. immigration authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you complete the W-7 form by yourself, keep in mind that you will have to mail the IRS your passport or other documentation you’ll be using – and you won’t get them back until the IRS makes its decision about granting you an ITIN number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you apply with the help of a CAA, you can keep your documents throughout the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a CAA, we certify the documents the IRS asks for, and this way folks don’t need to be without their documentation for an extended period of time,” the \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/\">Unity Council's\u003c/a> Yolanda López explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As an organization, it’s not us that gives someone their ITIN, all we do is help throughout the process,” she said, pointing out that if someone seeks the help of a CAA, they should make sure that the person or organization has been recognized by the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Unity Council has been helping folks get their ITIN for this tax season since the end of last year, as hearing back from the IRS can take several weeks. If you’re planning to request an ITIN for this year, López said it’s best to start as soon as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"orgs\">\u003c/a>Organizations Offering Free Tax Assistance in the Bay Area\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alameda County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Oakland, the \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/\">Unity Council\u003c/a> offers in-person appointments for tax and ITIN assistance in English, Mandarin and Spanish. Appointments available on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To set up a time, call (510) 535-6101\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Also in Oakland, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.actsfullgospel.org/home\">Acts Full Gospel Church\u003c/a> offers tax assistance through drop-off services at its 1034 66th Ave. location on some Saturdays. No appointment required. For more information, call (510) 567-1300\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In Hayward, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.getyourrefund.org/4cs/\">Community Child Care Coordinating Council\u003c/a> has partnered with VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) to provide virtual tax assistance through its website. For more information, call (510) 690-2141\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In San Pablo, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sanpabloedc.org/business/lao-family-community-development\">Lao Family Community Development\u003c/a> offers tax assistance through drop-off services at 1865 Rumrill Blvd. (Suite B) on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment required. For more information, call (510) 215 1220. Help available in English and Spanish\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In Bay Point, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ambroserec.org/bay-point-works-community-career-center\">Bay Point Works Community Career Center\u003c/a> offers drop-off tax assistance at 3105 Willows Pass Rd. on weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment required but due to high demand, call (925) 252-2331 when you have arrived at the office. Help available in English, Tongan and Spanish\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In San Rafael, \u003ca href=\"https://canalalliance.org/resources\">Canal Alliance\u003c/a> offers virtual appointments every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until April 10. By appointment only. In English and Spanish. To set up a time, call (415) 526-7500\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Also in San Rafael, \u003ca href=\"https://camarin.org/\">Community Action Marin\u003c/a> offers drop-off tax assistance services and virtual appointments in English and Spanish. To set up an appointment, call (707) 395-0938. Assistance is only available to those that make less than $60,000 per year\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To locate other tax assistance centers, call 211 or check out the \u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/\">IRS VITA locator tool\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Napa, \u003ca href=\"https://www.puertasabiertasnapa.org/\">Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center\u003c/a> offers both walk-ins and appointments for assistance in the ITIN process in English and Spanish. In-person help is available at 952 Napa St. from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To schedule an appointment call (707) 224-1786\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In St. Helena and Calistoga, \u003ca href=\"http://upvalleyfamilycenters.org/economic-success-and-adult-education/\">UpValley Family Centers\u003c/a> offer in-person tax and ITIN assistance in English and Spanish. In-person help is available at 1500 Cedar St. in Calistoga and 1440 Spring St. in St. Helena. Appointments are required and are available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and select Saturdays. To schedule a time, call (707) 965-5010\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://medasf.org/programs/free-tax-preparation/\">Mission Economic Development Agency\u003c/a> (MEDA) offers both walk-ins and appointments for assistance in the ITIN process in English and Spanish. In-person help is available at 701 Alabama St. every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (415) 612-2014 for more information\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcec.org/\">San Francisco Community Empowerment Center\u003c/a> offers virtual and in-person appointments in English, Cantonese and Vietnamese. Call (415) 467-1929 to make an appointment from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://chinesenewcomers.org/en/volunteer-income-tax-assistance-program-vita/\">Chinese Newcomers Service Center\u003c/a> offers virtual appointments in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Vietnamese. Call (415) 421-2111 to make an appointment from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Mateo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Redwood City, the Fair Oaks Community Center offers virtual appointments and drop off services in English and Spanish. To set up a time, call (415) 229-9240 or (650) 780-7500\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In East Palo Alto, the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center provides virtual appointments in English and Spanish. To set up a time and find out if you qualify, call (650) 321-2193\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In San Mateo, \u003ca href=\"https://collegeofsanmateo.edu/sparkpoint/vita.asp\">SparkPoint\u003c/a> and VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) offer virtual appointments for College of San Mateo students and residents who filed their taxes at this VITA site last year. To find out if you qualify and to make an appointment, email \u003ca href=\"mailto:vita@smccd.edu\">vita@smccd.edu\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In San Jose, \u003ca href=\"https://sacredheartcs.org/programs/\">Sacred Heart Community Service\u003c/a> offers drop-off services where taxpayers can schedule a time to drop off required documents. For times, call (408) 715-1951 or email \u003ca href=\"mailto:taxhelp@sacredheartcs.org\">taxhelp@sacredheartcs.org\u003c/a>. Assistance is only offered to those who made less than $66,000 in 2020\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjpl.org/blog/2021-tax-help-san-jose-public-libraries\">San Jose Public Library\u003c/a> has partnered with VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) to provide in-person assistance at the Hillview Branch every Saturday until April 10 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in English, Vietnamese and Thai. No walk-ins accepted. To make an appointment, call (408) 729-9512. Assistance is only offered to those who made less than $57,000 in 2020\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Solano County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Benicia, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.bencac.com/\">Benicia Community Action Council\u003c/a> offers drop-off services where taxpayers can schedule a time to drop off required documents. For times, call (707) 745-0900 on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To locate other tax assistance centers you can call 211 or check out the \u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/\">IRS VITA locator tool\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sonoma County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Santa Rosa, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.capsonoma.org/vita-tax-program/\">Community Action Partnership\u003c/a> of Sonoma County offers drop-off services. To pick up a package and schedule a drop-off time, call (707) 544-6911 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Assistance is only available to those that make less than $66,000 per year\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In Healdsburg, \u003ca href=\"https://www.corazonhealdsburg.org/\">Corazón Healdsburg\u003c/a> offers drop-off tax assistance services on Mondays and Fridays in English and Spanish. To set up a time to drop off your tax information, call (707) 395-0938. Assistance is only available to those that make less than $60,000 per year\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To locate other tax assistance centers you can call 211 or check out the \u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/\">IRS VITA locator tool\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A version of this story was originally published on March 8. This story includes reporting from KQED's Mary Franklin Harvin.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The Golden State Stimulus plan provides $600 to low-income Californians including undocumented immigrants, in addition to other available aid — but you need to file your taxes to get it.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1620691126,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":67,"wordCount":3749},"headData":{"title":"How to Get Your California Stimulus Check — and Other Tax Credits You're Entitled To | KQED","description":"The Golden State Stimulus plan provides $600 to low-income Californians including undocumented immigrants, in addition to other available aid — but you need to file your taxes to get it.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"How to Get Your California Stimulus Check — and Other Tax Credits You're Entitled To","datePublished":"2021-05-10T23:10:46.000Z","dateModified":"2021-05-10T23:58:46.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11862122 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11862122","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2021/05/10/how-to-get-your-california-stimulus-check-and-other-tax-credits-youre-entitled-to/","disqusTitle":"How to Get Your California Stimulus Check — and Other Tax Credits You're Entitled To","path":"/news/11862122/how-to-get-your-california-stimulus-check-and-other-tax-credits-youre-entitled-to","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>With just one week left until the May 17 tax deadline, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday proposed a major expansion of California's economic stimulus plan – making it all the more important to make sure you file your taxes on time to get the financial help you're entitled to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in February, Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11861667/gov-newsom-signs-7-6-billion-stimulus-package\">approved a $7.6 billion plan\u003c/a> known as the Golden State Stimulus, which promised a one-time payment of $600 for anyone who earned less than $30,000 last year. The state also offered an additional $600 ($1,200 in total) to low-income folks, including undocumented immigrants who file their taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. Additionally, the federal government’s third stimulus package delivers $1,400 to individuals who earned less than $75,000 last year. \u003cem>(\u003ca href=\"#whenstim\">Find out how long you're likely to wait to receive your payment\u003c/a>).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11872910/flush-with-cash-california-set-to-send-billions-in-rebates-to-taxpayers\">announced a proposal\u003c/a> that would essentially expand the the Golden State Stimulus to households with adjusted gross incomes of up to $75,000. The new, higher income cap would mean two-thirds of the state’s taxpayers would be eligible to receive a $600 check, Newsom said at a press conference in Oakland. The proposal is part of a larger $100 billion California Comeback Plan, which will need approval from the Legislature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While such stimulus efforts are meant to benefit families that have been hit hard by the pandemic, a report released in early April \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11868453/millions-of-californians-entitled-to-stimulus-payments-may-not-be-getting-them-heres-how-to-make-sure-you-do\">showed it wasn't reaching those most in need\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11870566","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We estimate that 2.2 million low-income Californians who are on safety net programs like CalFresh or CalWORKs are missing out on $5.7 billion in stimulus payments,” said Aparna Ramesh, senior research manager with the California Policy Lab and co-author of the report, last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why? In order to send payments quickly, the federal and state governments used previous years' tax filings as indicators for need. But that overlooked folks who weren't required to file taxes at all because they had little to no income and didn't owe money to the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s also folks who made more than $30,000 in 2019 and saw their income drop below the cutoff in 2020. But without your 2020 taxes filed, the state government will use your 2019 information to decide whether you qualify for a stimulus payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, the most dependable way to ensure you get the payments you are due is to file your taxes for 2020 – even if you’re not required to, and even if you have no income to report from the last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this guide, we’ve collected essential information to help you make sure you get the aid you're entitled to, ranging from local tax credit programs like the San Francisco Working Families Credit (which grants up to $500 to eligible families) to the Golden State Stimulus plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We've also included relevant information for undocumented and mixed-status families, who \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/02/california-600-stimulus-checks-undocumented-workers/\">may also qualify for an additional $600 from the state\u003c/a> this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Related: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11870566/filing-your-taxes-if-you-claimed-unemployment-benefits-what-to-know-where-to-find-help\">read our guide to filing your taxes if you claimed unemployment benefits.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Click on the links below to skip to a specific section:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#qualify\">I Earned Between $30,000 and $75,000. Do I Qualify for the Stimulus?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#automatic\">What You're Automatically Eligible for When You File\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#eitc\">Keeping Track of the California Earned Income Tax Credit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#whenstim\">When Will I Get My California Stimulus Payment?\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#wfc\">Applying for San Francisco’s Working Families Credit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#itin\">How to Request an ITIN\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#orgs\">Organizations Offering Free Tax Assistance in the Bay Area\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"qualify\">\u003c/a>My Household Earned Between $30,000 and $75,000. Do I Qualify for the Golden State Stimulus?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Not \u003cem>yet\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposal Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11872910/flush-with-cash-california-set-to-send-billions-in-rebates-to-taxpayers\">announced on Monday\u003c/a>, part of a larger $10 billion \"California Comeback Plan,\" is a major expansion of the state’s stimulus package from February and would include households earning between $30,000 and $75,000 per year in a new round of $600 checks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to provide direct relief to people in the middle class,” Newsom said at a press conference Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the package still needs the Legislature’s approval. Several legislators have already expressed their support for Newsom’s expansion – but don’t expect a check in the mail just yet if your family earned between $30,000 and $75,000 last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taxpayers with dependents would also see an additional $500. So, if you already received your $600 check, you could expect the extra $500 to arrive later on (the governor’s office hasn’t released a timeline yet of when the $500 would be sent out).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor also said he plans to add an extra $2 billion to the state’s rent relief program, an amount he believes could cover 100% of back-rent for tenants who have fallen behind in their rent payments during the pandemic. \u003cem>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11864513/rent-relief-in-california-how-to-apply-and-what-you-could-get\">Find out how to apply for California’s rent relief program\u003c/a>).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"automatic\">\u003c/a>What You're Automatically Eligible for When You File\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The first step can sometimes be the hardest. But if you don’t file your taxes on time, you may miss out on the money you're entitled to, regardless of your income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The goal of the $600 checks is to help those facing the greatest economic challenges due to COVID-19,” said Yolanda López, financial capability coordinator with the \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/\">Unity Council\u003c/a>, a nonprofit organization in Oakland that offers free tax assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“By simply filing your taxes you will then be eligible to receive this aid through direct deposit to the account you used when filing your taxes, or [money] will be sent as a physical check to the address provided in your filing,” López added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11864244","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/iStock_daycare_01-1020x680.jpeg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Not reporting your earnings may also put you at risk of missing out on everything you could receive from the third stimulus package.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal government calculates your eligibility based on your most recent tax filing. So if you didn't file your 2020 taxes before the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/03/10/975030323/house-gives-final-approval-to-1-9-trillion-covid-19-relief-package\">most recent stimulus\u003c/a> was signed by President Biden on March 11, your eligibility will be calculated based on your 2019 earnings. So if you made more than $75,000 in 2019 — but less than that in 2020 — you may not qualify for these checks, despite seeing your income drop during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you didn't receive a check from the first or second stimulus packages even though you may have qualified, you can claim these payments in your taxes through something called a Recovery Rebate Credit. The IRS \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/recovery-rebate-credit\">provides instructions on how to include this credit in your taxes\u003c/a> (note: you'll need to look for a letter the IRS sent out to those who didn't receive a check called a 1444 Notice).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the case of undocumented workers, López pointed out that California calculates their eligibility for state aid using their state tax returns, information linked to their \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number\">Individual Taxpayer Identification Number\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An ITIN is a number created by the IRS for taxpayers who don’t have a Social Security number due to their immigration status. While an ITIN helps navigate taxation, it doesn’t provide any privileges or protections. \u003ca href=\"#itin\">Learn more\u003c/a> about how to apply for an ITIN.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"eitc\">\u003c/a>Keeping Track of the California Earned Income Tax Credit\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For the first time ever, undocumented workers will also be eligible for the California Earned Income Tax Credit this year. This rebate – for Californians who earn up to $30,000 – can provide as much as $3,027 depending on the number of children you have.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This will also be included in your state taxes. Qualifying for the EITC means you qualify for the Golden State Stimulus,” López said. Households that get the state EITC will also be eligible for that one-time $600 pandemic stimulus payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But to be eligible, make sure you include the California Earned Income Tax Credit FTB 3514 form in your filing, or make sure to ask your tax preparer. Learn more about organizations offering free tax assistance in the Bay Area \u003ca href=\"#orgs\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11861667","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS42402_047_KQED_BethLaBerge_BloomEnergy_Newsom_03282020-qut-1020x680.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In the case of families with mixed status, where the head of household is undocumented and the spouse or children have a legal immigration status, “that is not an obstacle any more to receive the California EITC. If the taxpayer has a valid ITIN number and makes under $30,000, they should qualify,” López pointed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While ITIN holders qualify for the California EITC, they still are ineligible for the federal earned income tax credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>López also highlighted how important it is to distinguish between government aid — like stimulus checks and rebates — and taxable benefits like unemployment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You have to report what you got from unemployment as part of your income,\" she said, while clarifying that stimulus checks – either from the state or federal government – are not taxable.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"whenstim\">\u003c/a>When Will I Get My California Stimulus Payment?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While California \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11861667/gov-newsom-signs-7-6-billion-stimulus-package\">approved the Golden State Stimulus plan back in February\u003c/a>, which includes a one-time payment of $600 for anyone who earned less than $30,000 last year, many residents are still waiting on their money after having filed their 2020 taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The original timeline provided by the Department of Finance in March specified that eligible taxpayers who filed their 2020 taxes with direct deposit should expect to receive their rebate within a period of up to 45 days, while those without direct deposit may have to wait up to 60 days. That timeline is still accurate, according to the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On top of that $600 stimulus check, Californians receiving \u003ca href=\"https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf\">Supplemental Security Income (SSI)\u003c/a> qualify for additional $600 grants. Originally, the state intended to send this aid as a separate payment, but after Gov. Gavin Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB86\">signed SB 86\u003c/a> on April 16, the money will be added to each recipient’s monthly SSI check.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With that now enacted, the grant payments should be received by individuals in the next six to eight weeks,” said H.D. Palmer, deputy director of external affairs for California’s Department of Finance, on April 16. According to that timeline, those receiving SSI should see the extra $600 added their benefits by mid-June.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Palmer also provided an update on the status of the state's additional $600 grant payments to families receiving CalWORKs, the state’s aid program for families with scarce resources. “All eligible CalWORKs families have received their Golden State Grant payment,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All CalWORKs Golden State grants were processed on March 27 and April 2, and the Department of Social Services sent out a voice notification to eligible families to confirm the status of the payments. According to the voice notification, families who receive their monthly CalWORKS aid by check will receive the additional $600 in the mail by the end of April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you receive CalWORKs benefits and have questions about the eligibility requirements for the CalWORKs Golden State grant, \u003ca href=\"mailto:GSG@dss.ca.gov\">send an email to the Department of Social Services\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"wfc\">\u003c/a>Applying for San Francisco’s Working Families Credit\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While you don't need to do anything more than file your taxes to qualify for state rebates, applying for San Francisco’s Working Families Credit requires a little more work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taxpayers must have already filed their 2020 taxes before filling out a separate WFC application, explained Chandra Johnson, communications director of the San Francisco Human Services Agency (SFHSA), the office that’s managing the application process for this aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re encouraging all families with low- to moderate-income to apply,” Johnson said. “While they are working on preparing their taxes either individually or working with San Francisco’s free tax assistance centers, we want to make sure that they know that this credit is available for them,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you applied for and received this credit for your 2019 taxes, you'll automatically get a COVID-19 relief payment of $250 this year, no application required. But you'll have to apply again after filing your 2020 taxes to get this year's $250 credit (in addition to the automatic pandemic relief payment). SFHSA estimates about 4,000 families will be eligible for that $500 total combined credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s something we haven’t done before. It’s something designed to be a local stimulus,” Johnson said. “We know families that received the credit last year are already some of the lowest-income working families here in the city. So in many instances, they’re continuing to face economic disparities that have worsened.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be considered for the WFC, a taxpayer must claim at least one dependent child. And while the income cap for legal residents to qualify is $56,844, the maximum is much lower for undocumented workers — $30,000 — as it’s based on California EITC parameters. This is the first year the WFC is being made available to taxpayers who file with an ITIN, such as undocumented workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Get started on your WFC application (available in six languages) and find organizations that can help you complete it, either virtually or in person, by going \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/jobs-money/free-tax-help/how-get-working-families-credit-wfc\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"itin\">\u003c/a>How to Request an ITIN\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you do not have a Social Security number, you'll need to file your taxes with an \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number\">Individual Taxpayer Identification Number\u003c/a>. The only agency that can grant an ITIN is the IRS. But an organization or person trained and authorized by the IRS – a certifying acceptance agent (CAA) – can help you request an ITIN.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you apply for an ITIN, whether by yourself or with the help of a CAA, you’ll need to print, fill out and mail \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-7\">a W-7 form\u003c/a>, which requires supporting documentation to verify your identity and foreign status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"Immigration Coverage ","tag":"immigration"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>While documents like a driver’s license (U.S. or foreign), a birth certificate or medical records can be used for either category, your passport checks off both boxes, as long as it’s valid and has a date of entry into the country marked by U.S. immigration authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you complete the W-7 form by yourself, keep in mind that you will have to mail the IRS your passport or other documentation you’ll be using – and you won’t get them back until the IRS makes its decision about granting you an ITIN number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you apply with the help of a CAA, you can keep your documents throughout the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a CAA, we certify the documents the IRS asks for, and this way folks don’t need to be without their documentation for an extended period of time,” the \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/\">Unity Council's\u003c/a> Yolanda López explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As an organization, it’s not us that gives someone their ITIN, all we do is help throughout the process,” she said, pointing out that if someone seeks the help of a CAA, they should make sure that the person or organization has been recognized by the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Unity Council has been helping folks get their ITIN for this tax season since the end of last year, as hearing back from the IRS can take several weeks. If you’re planning to request an ITIN for this year, López said it’s best to start as soon as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"orgs\">\u003c/a>Organizations Offering Free Tax Assistance in the Bay Area\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alameda County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Oakland, the \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/\">Unity Council\u003c/a> offers in-person appointments for tax and ITIN assistance in English, Mandarin and Spanish. Appointments available on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To set up a time, call (510) 535-6101\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Also in Oakland, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.actsfullgospel.org/home\">Acts Full Gospel Church\u003c/a> offers tax assistance through drop-off services at its 1034 66th Ave. location on some Saturdays. No appointment required. For more information, call (510) 567-1300\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In Hayward, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.getyourrefund.org/4cs/\">Community Child Care Coordinating Council\u003c/a> has partnered with VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) to provide virtual tax assistance through its website. For more information, call (510) 690-2141\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In San Pablo, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sanpabloedc.org/business/lao-family-community-development\">Lao Family Community Development\u003c/a> offers tax assistance through drop-off services at 1865 Rumrill Blvd. (Suite B) on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment required. For more information, call (510) 215 1220. Help available in English and Spanish\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In Bay Point, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ambroserec.org/bay-point-works-community-career-center\">Bay Point Works Community Career Center\u003c/a> offers drop-off tax assistance at 3105 Willows Pass Rd. on weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment required but due to high demand, call (925) 252-2331 when you have arrived at the office. Help available in English, Tongan and Spanish\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In San Rafael, \u003ca href=\"https://canalalliance.org/resources\">Canal Alliance\u003c/a> offers virtual appointments every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until April 10. By appointment only. In English and Spanish. To set up a time, call (415) 526-7500\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Also in San Rafael, \u003ca href=\"https://camarin.org/\">Community Action Marin\u003c/a> offers drop-off tax assistance services and virtual appointments in English and Spanish. To set up an appointment, call (707) 395-0938. Assistance is only available to those that make less than $60,000 per year\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To locate other tax assistance centers, call 211 or check out the \u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/\">IRS VITA locator tool\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Napa, \u003ca href=\"https://www.puertasabiertasnapa.org/\">Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center\u003c/a> offers both walk-ins and appointments for assistance in the ITIN process in English and Spanish. In-person help is available at 952 Napa St. from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To schedule an appointment call (707) 224-1786\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In St. Helena and Calistoga, \u003ca href=\"http://upvalleyfamilycenters.org/economic-success-and-adult-education/\">UpValley Family Centers\u003c/a> offer in-person tax and ITIN assistance in English and Spanish. In-person help is available at 1500 Cedar St. in Calistoga and 1440 Spring St. in St. Helena. Appointments are required and are available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and select Saturdays. To schedule a time, call (707) 965-5010\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://medasf.org/programs/free-tax-preparation/\">Mission Economic Development Agency\u003c/a> (MEDA) offers both walk-ins and appointments for assistance in the ITIN process in English and Spanish. In-person help is available at 701 Alabama St. every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (415) 612-2014 for more information\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcec.org/\">San Francisco Community Empowerment Center\u003c/a> offers virtual and in-person appointments in English, Cantonese and Vietnamese. Call (415) 467-1929 to make an appointment from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://chinesenewcomers.org/en/volunteer-income-tax-assistance-program-vita/\">Chinese Newcomers Service Center\u003c/a> offers virtual appointments in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Vietnamese. Call (415) 421-2111 to make an appointment from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Mateo County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Redwood City, the Fair Oaks Community Center offers virtual appointments and drop off services in English and Spanish. To set up a time, call (415) 229-9240 or (650) 780-7500\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In East Palo Alto, the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center provides virtual appointments in English and Spanish. To set up a time and find out if you qualify, call (650) 321-2193\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In San Mateo, \u003ca href=\"https://collegeofsanmateo.edu/sparkpoint/vita.asp\">SparkPoint\u003c/a> and VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) offer virtual appointments for College of San Mateo students and residents who filed their taxes at this VITA site last year. To find out if you qualify and to make an appointment, email \u003ca href=\"mailto:vita@smccd.edu\">vita@smccd.edu\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In San Jose, \u003ca href=\"https://sacredheartcs.org/programs/\">Sacred Heart Community Service\u003c/a> offers drop-off services where taxpayers can schedule a time to drop off required documents. For times, call (408) 715-1951 or email \u003ca href=\"mailto:taxhelp@sacredheartcs.org\">taxhelp@sacredheartcs.org\u003c/a>. Assistance is only offered to those who made less than $66,000 in 2020\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjpl.org/blog/2021-tax-help-san-jose-public-libraries\">San Jose Public Library\u003c/a> has partnered with VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) to provide in-person assistance at the Hillview Branch every Saturday until April 10 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in English, Vietnamese and Thai. No walk-ins accepted. To make an appointment, call (408) 729-9512. Assistance is only offered to those who made less than $57,000 in 2020\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For a full list of tax assistance centers, visit \u003ca href=\"https://uwba.org/tax-help/\">United Way Bay Area’s website\u003c/a> or call 211\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Solano County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Benicia, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.bencac.com/\">Benicia Community Action Council\u003c/a> offers drop-off services where taxpayers can schedule a time to drop off required documents. For times, call (707) 745-0900 on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To locate other tax assistance centers you can call 211 or check out the \u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/\">IRS VITA locator tool\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sonoma County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>In Santa Rosa, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.capsonoma.org/vita-tax-program/\">Community Action Partnership\u003c/a> of Sonoma County offers drop-off services. To pick up a package and schedule a drop-off time, call (707) 544-6911 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Assistance is only available to those that make less than $66,000 per year\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>In Healdsburg, \u003ca href=\"https://www.corazonhealdsburg.org/\">Corazón Healdsburg\u003c/a> offers drop-off tax assistance services on Mondays and Fridays in English and Spanish. To set up a time to drop off your tax information, call (707) 395-0938. Assistance is only available to those that make less than $60,000 per year\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>To locate other tax assistance centers you can call 211 or check out the \u003ca href=\"https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/\">IRS VITA locator tool\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A version of this story was originally published on March 8. This story includes reporting from KQED's Mary Franklin Harvin.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11862122/how-to-get-your-california-stimulus-check-and-other-tax-credits-youre-entitled-to","authors":["11708"],"categories":["news_1758","news_1169","news_8"],"tags":["news_18538","news_29029","news_27698","news_20202","news_25694","news_29213","news_397","news_423","news_244","news_29214"],"featImg":"news_11863601","label":"news"},"news_11864244":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11864244","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11864244","score":null,"sort":[1615497718000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"revolutionary-federal-stimulus-bill-could-cut-california-child-poverty-by-half","title":"‘Revolutionary’ Federal Stimulus Bill Could Cut California Child Poverty by Half","publishDate":1615497718,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-use-covid-shutdown-anniversary-speech-preview-post-pandemic-future-n1260706\">he signed into law\u003c/a> Thursday, has the potential to cut child poverty in the Golden State by half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That would be a turning point for a state that is an economic powerhouse but has long been vexed by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2020/demo/p60-272.pdf\">highest poverty rate\u003c/a> in the nation when accounting for the cost of living.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many liberal economists and progressives are hailing as “revolutionary” a provision to send periodic cash to most families with children through a one-year expansion of the existing child tax credit. When combined with the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/02/california-golden-state-stimulus-600-check/\">new stimulus aid\u003c/a>, the payments could lift millions of Californians out of poverty this year, particularly immigrant households that have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s health and economic effects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Hilary Hoynes UC Berkeley economist\" ]'If it were to be made permanent, it would be the most important anti-poverty program for children in our history.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The expanded child tax credit will go a long way for Alma Jimenez, an undocumented single mother of 8-year-old Abraham, who is a citizen. Abraham has been in virtual school for nearly a year, forcing Jimenez to scrape together income by taking occasional house-cleaning jobs and making artisanal soaps from home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I haven’t paid the light bill, PG&E” and several months of rent, said Jimenez in Spanish from the one-bedroom apartment they share in Concord. “It would help me pay them. Maybe my car insurance. I’d distribute it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As logistics of the child tax credit are still being \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/09/stimulus-payments-parents-dependents/\">worked out by the IRS\u003c/a>, the federal package, passed exclusively by Democrats — and staunchly opposed by most Republicans — achieves a goal that California progressives have long dreamed of, but not yet reached: sending monthly cash aid to families living in poverty with no application process, work requirements or restrictions on how to spend the money. In recent years, Gov. Gavin Newsom and fellow Democratic lawmakers have made strides on various proposals, such as a \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2019/06/tax-credit-working-poor-california-eitc-newsom/\">$1,000 tax credit to low-income working families with children under 6\u003c/a>, but failed to pass \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB24\">a bill intended to lift all children out of deep poverty. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California experts say this one-year policy will be a political test for a permanent child allowance in the United States, and they hope it passes with flying colors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If it were to be made permanent, it would be the most important anti-poverty program for children in our history,” said UC Berkeley economist Hilary Hoynes, one of a committee of experts who recommended this policy in a 2019 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on \u003ca href=\"https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/building-an-agenda-to-reduce-the-number-of-children-in-poverty-by-half-in-10-years\">reducing child poverty\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 id=\"h-cut-child-poverty-rate-by-half\">Slashing Child Poverty\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Biden's package also includes stimulus checks of up to $1,400 for individuals making less than $80,000 annually and couples earning $160,000 or less, extra $300-a-week unemployment payments extended through Sept. 6, and a cash infusion for state and local governments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through the expanded child tax credit, the federal government will send regular payments that add up to $3,600 a year for each child under the age of 6, and $3,000 for each child under 18. Single parents making up to $75,000 and couples earning up to $150,000 per year are eligible, covering over 60% of California households with children, according to a CalMatters analysis of \u003ca href=\"https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?text=presence%20of%20children&t=Income%20and%20Earnings&g=0400000US06&y=2019&tid=ACSDT1Y2019.B19131&hidePreview=true\">U.S. Census data\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At stake for California is the chance to slash its child poverty rate in half, from 17.4% to 8.7%, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.povertycenter.columbia.edu/news-internal/2021/presidential-policy/biden-economic-relief-proposal-poverty-impact\">researchers at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy\u003c/a>, who crunched the state’s poverty estimates for CalMatters. An \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/house-covid-relief-bill-includes-critical-expansions-of-child-tax-credit-and\">estimated\u003c/a> 7.9 million California children would benefit from the expansion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IRS could start providing advances on the tax credit as soon as July 1, likely on a monthly basis. That means that families will likely receive nearly half of their total 2021 child tax credit this calendar year, and claim the rest when they file their 2021 tax returns next spring.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 id=\"h-why-are-experts-calling-this-revolutionary\">\u003cstrong>Why Are Experts Calling This Revolutionary?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Public policy experts say the child tax credit expansion is significant in three ways. For one, Congress expanded the annual dollar amount substantially, up from the current maximum of $2,000 for each child. Second, it will now be universally available to all families with children who make under $75,000 per parent. Currently, the lowest-income families qualify for less, and families with no income don’t qualify at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, it will be available on a monthly basis. That will greatly reduce financial anxiety, said UC Santa Cruz sociologist Chris Benner, who directs the Institute for Social Transformation. This gives parents the stability they need to seek new economic opportunities as the country recovers from the pandemic, Benner said, like paying for child care so they can go back to work or return to school to get a better job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"stimulus\"]The fact that the cash will be unconditional is both “revolutionary” and “still weirdly controversial,” said Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines, vice president of the Poverty to Prosperity Program at the Center for American Progress, who previously advised governors across the country on social policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are still people who fully believe that low-income people of color, in particular, are not capable of making wise decisions with their money, so they want to put conditions on how they spend their cash,” Cawthorne Gaines said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taken together with California’s new \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/02/california-600-stimulus-checks-undocumented-workers/\">$600 Golden State Stimulus payments\u003c/a> available to an estimated 5.7 million low-income households, the expansion could mark a financial turning point in the pandemic for hundreds of thousands of California families with undocumented parents, who have been excluded from most other pandemic relief efforts like previous stimulus checks and unemployment benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because the Golden State Stimulus provides \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/02/california-600-stimulus-checks-undocumented-workers/\">extra aid totaling $1,200 for low-income undocumented workers\u003c/a>. And the federal child tax credit is available for all citizen children regardless of their parents’ immigration status — including the estimated \u003ca href=\"https://calbudgetcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CA_Budget_Center_COVID_Undocumented_Workers_04152020.pdf\">one in eight school-age children in California\u003c/a> who have an undocumented parent.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 id=\"h-where-s-the-evidence-this-will-work\">\u003cstrong>Where’s the Evidence This Will Work?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The idea of sending regular cash to families is not novel. The United Kingdom halved child poverty in less than a decade with a bundle of policies, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nap.edu/resource/25246/Reducing%20Child%20Poverty%20Summary.pdf\">including a child allowance\u003c/a>. Canada is on track to do the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, not having a child allowance sets the U.S. apart from other peer nations and leaves us with a much higher child poverty rate, said Clare Pastore, a professor at the USC Gould School of Law who specializes in poverty and civil rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This benefit is a step towards a child allowance, which has been proven over time and in many nations to be one of the most significant steps, if not the most significant step, in reducing child poverty,” Pastore said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s $1,000 \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/california-earned-income-tax-credit.html\">young child tax credit\u003c/a>, passed in 2019, is actually the “closest relative” to what Congress has now done, said Hoynes, of UC Berkeley, because the amount doesn’t decrease for lower earners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has also set the stage for this policy in other ways. The city of Stockton ran a two-year \u003ca href=\"https://www.stocktondemonstration.org/?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20210308&utm_term=5229395&utm_campaign=money&utm_id=52683357&orgid=\">universal basic income pilot program\u003c/a>, giving $500 each month to 125 residents, and \u003ca href=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6039d612b17d055cac14070f/t/603ef1194c474b329f33c329/1614737690661/SEED_Preliminary+Analysis-SEEDs+First+Year_Final+Report_Individual+Pages+-2.pdf?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20210308&utm_term=5229395&utm_campaign=money&utm_id=52683357&orgid=\">last week\u003c/a> reported promising results. After one year, 40% of participants had a full-time job — up from 28% — and many said the cash had allowed them to reduce gig work, complete internships and get training needed to find better jobs. Rates of anxiety and depression fell as well. Participants were better prepared to handle unexpected expenses. The most common use for the cash was food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11864282\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Courtesy_CarolTaylor_01.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Courtesy_CarolTaylor_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11864282\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Courtesy_CarolTaylor_01.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Courtesy_CarolTaylor_01-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carol Taylor, right, with her twin children Taylor and Tyler. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Carol Taylor)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Think of this as a “down payment” on reducing child poverty, said Cawthorne Gaines, but more needs to be done to make sure that hard-to-reach children — like those in immigrants families, foster families or the juvenile justice system — get the benefit. And other social safety net programs still need strengthening, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s clear to Carol Taylor, a South Los Angeles single mom of sixth-grade twins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The child tax credit will make a welcome dent in her monthly meal budget and distance learning expenses: the internet bill that doubled when Taylor upgraded to higher speed for Zoom classes, a 24-inch touchscreen computer for the kids, a large tent for Taylor to take her own work calls as a disability advocate in the backyard, and the $70 an hour she’s paying for a private tutor, due to concerns about her daughter’s charter school and the Los Angeles Unified School District failing to deliver adequate support for her documented learning challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They don’t care,” Taylor said. “That’s what COVID’s revealed. It’s up to us as parents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For sure, the funds will help,” Taylor said, but noted that it will take more than monthly checks to account for faltering public schools and the cost of living, which has skyrocketed since Taylor moved to Los Angeles in the early 1990s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>CalMatters economy reporter Lauren Hepler and The Mercury News reporter Laurence Du Sault contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article is part of the \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/projects/the-california-divide/\">\u003cem>California Divide\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>, a collaboration among newsrooms examining income inequality and economic survival in California.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package includes an expansion of the child tax credit, which some California advocates say is urgently needed, especially for undocumented parents left out of the previous stimulus. An estimated 7.9 million California children would benefit.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1615508432,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":33,"wordCount":1644},"headData":{"title":"‘Revolutionary’ Federal Stimulus Bill Could Cut California Child Poverty by Half | KQED","description":"The $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package includes an expansion of the child tax credit, which some California advocates say is urgently needed, especially for undocumented parents left out of the previous stimulus. 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When combined with the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/02/california-golden-state-stimulus-600-check/\">new stimulus aid\u003c/a>, the payments could lift millions of Californians out of poverty this year, particularly immigrant households that have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s health and economic effects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'If it were to be made permanent, it would be the most important anti-poverty program for children in our history.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"align":"right","size":"medium","citation":"Hilary Hoynes UC Berkeley economist","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The expanded child tax credit will go a long way for Alma Jimenez, an undocumented single mother of 8-year-old Abraham, who is a citizen. Abraham has been in virtual school for nearly a year, forcing Jimenez to scrape together income by taking occasional house-cleaning jobs and making artisanal soaps from home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I haven’t paid the light bill, PG&E” and several months of rent, said Jimenez in Spanish from the one-bedroom apartment they share in Concord. “It would help me pay them. Maybe my car insurance. I’d distribute it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As logistics of the child tax credit are still being \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/09/stimulus-payments-parents-dependents/\">worked out by the IRS\u003c/a>, the federal package, passed exclusively by Democrats — and staunchly opposed by most Republicans — achieves a goal that California progressives have long dreamed of, but not yet reached: sending monthly cash aid to families living in poverty with no application process, work requirements or restrictions on how to spend the money. In recent years, Gov. Gavin Newsom and fellow Democratic lawmakers have made strides on various proposals, such as a \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2019/06/tax-credit-working-poor-california-eitc-newsom/\">$1,000 tax credit to low-income working families with children under 6\u003c/a>, but failed to pass \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB24\">a bill intended to lift all children out of deep poverty. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California experts say this one-year policy will be a political test for a permanent child allowance in the United States, and they hope it passes with flying colors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If it were to be made permanent, it would be the most important anti-poverty program for children in our history,” said UC Berkeley economist Hilary Hoynes, one of a committee of experts who recommended this policy in a 2019 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on \u003ca href=\"https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/building-an-agenda-to-reduce-the-number-of-children-in-poverty-by-half-in-10-years\">reducing child poverty\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 id=\"h-cut-child-poverty-rate-by-half\">Slashing Child Poverty\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Biden's package also includes stimulus checks of up to $1,400 for individuals making less than $80,000 annually and couples earning $160,000 or less, extra $300-a-week unemployment payments extended through Sept. 6, and a cash infusion for state and local governments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through the expanded child tax credit, the federal government will send regular payments that add up to $3,600 a year for each child under the age of 6, and $3,000 for each child under 18. Single parents making up to $75,000 and couples earning up to $150,000 per year are eligible, covering over 60% of California households with children, according to a CalMatters analysis of \u003ca href=\"https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?text=presence%20of%20children&t=Income%20and%20Earnings&g=0400000US06&y=2019&tid=ACSDT1Y2019.B19131&hidePreview=true\">U.S. Census data\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At stake for California is the chance to slash its child poverty rate in half, from 17.4% to 8.7%, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.povertycenter.columbia.edu/news-internal/2021/presidential-policy/biden-economic-relief-proposal-poverty-impact\">researchers at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy\u003c/a>, who crunched the state’s poverty estimates for CalMatters. An \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/house-covid-relief-bill-includes-critical-expansions-of-child-tax-credit-and\">estimated\u003c/a> 7.9 million California children would benefit from the expansion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The IRS could start providing advances on the tax credit as soon as July 1, likely on a monthly basis. That means that families will likely receive nearly half of their total 2021 child tax credit this calendar year, and claim the rest when they file their 2021 tax returns next spring.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 id=\"h-why-are-experts-calling-this-revolutionary\">\u003cstrong>Why Are Experts Calling This Revolutionary?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Public policy experts say the child tax credit expansion is significant in three ways. For one, Congress expanded the annual dollar amount substantially, up from the current maximum of $2,000 for each child. Second, it will now be universally available to all families with children who make under $75,000 per parent. Currently, the lowest-income families qualify for less, and families with no income don’t qualify at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, it will be available on a monthly basis. That will greatly reduce financial anxiety, said UC Santa Cruz sociologist Chris Benner, who directs the Institute for Social Transformation. This gives parents the stability they need to seek new economic opportunities as the country recovers from the pandemic, Benner said, like paying for child care so they can go back to work or return to school to get a better job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"related coverage ","tag":"stimulus"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The fact that the cash will be unconditional is both “revolutionary” and “still weirdly controversial,” said Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines, vice president of the Poverty to Prosperity Program at the Center for American Progress, who previously advised governors across the country on social policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are still people who fully believe that low-income people of color, in particular, are not capable of making wise decisions with their money, so they want to put conditions on how they spend their cash,” Cawthorne Gaines said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taken together with California’s new \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/02/california-600-stimulus-checks-undocumented-workers/\">$600 Golden State Stimulus payments\u003c/a> available to an estimated 5.7 million low-income households, the expansion could mark a financial turning point in the pandemic for hundreds of thousands of California families with undocumented parents, who have been excluded from most other pandemic relief efforts like previous stimulus checks and unemployment benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because the Golden State Stimulus provides \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2021/02/california-600-stimulus-checks-undocumented-workers/\">extra aid totaling $1,200 for low-income undocumented workers\u003c/a>. And the federal child tax credit is available for all citizen children regardless of their parents’ immigration status — including the estimated \u003ca href=\"https://calbudgetcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CA_Budget_Center_COVID_Undocumented_Workers_04152020.pdf\">one in eight school-age children in California\u003c/a> who have an undocumented parent.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3 id=\"h-where-s-the-evidence-this-will-work\">\u003cstrong>Where’s the Evidence This Will Work?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The idea of sending regular cash to families is not novel. The United Kingdom halved child poverty in less than a decade with a bundle of policies, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nap.edu/resource/25246/Reducing%20Child%20Poverty%20Summary.pdf\">including a child allowance\u003c/a>. Canada is on track to do the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, not having a child allowance sets the U.S. apart from other peer nations and leaves us with a much higher child poverty rate, said Clare Pastore, a professor at the USC Gould School of Law who specializes in poverty and civil rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This benefit is a step towards a child allowance, which has been proven over time and in many nations to be one of the most significant steps, if not the most significant step, in reducing child poverty,” Pastore said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s $1,000 \u003ca href=\"https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/personal/credits/california-earned-income-tax-credit.html\">young child tax credit\u003c/a>, passed in 2019, is actually the “closest relative” to what Congress has now done, said Hoynes, of UC Berkeley, because the amount doesn’t decrease for lower earners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has also set the stage for this policy in other ways. The city of Stockton ran a two-year \u003ca href=\"https://www.stocktondemonstration.org/?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20210308&utm_term=5229395&utm_campaign=money&utm_id=52683357&orgid=\">universal basic income pilot program\u003c/a>, giving $500 each month to 125 residents, and \u003ca href=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6039d612b17d055cac14070f/t/603ef1194c474b329f33c329/1614737690661/SEED_Preliminary+Analysis-SEEDs+First+Year_Final+Report_Individual+Pages+-2.pdf?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20210308&utm_term=5229395&utm_campaign=money&utm_id=52683357&orgid=\">last week\u003c/a> reported promising results. After one year, 40% of participants had a full-time job — up from 28% — and many said the cash had allowed them to reduce gig work, complete internships and get training needed to find better jobs. Rates of anxiety and depression fell as well. Participants were better prepared to handle unexpected expenses. The most common use for the cash was food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11864282\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Courtesy_CarolTaylor_01.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Courtesy_CarolTaylor_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11864282\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Courtesy_CarolTaylor_01.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Courtesy_CarolTaylor_01-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carol Taylor, right, with her twin children Taylor and Tyler. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Carol Taylor)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Think of this as a “down payment” on reducing child poverty, said Cawthorne Gaines, but more needs to be done to make sure that hard-to-reach children — like those in immigrants families, foster families or the juvenile justice system — get the benefit. And other social safety net programs still need strengthening, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s clear to Carol Taylor, a South Los Angeles single mom of sixth-grade twins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The child tax credit will make a welcome dent in her monthly meal budget and distance learning expenses: the internet bill that doubled when Taylor upgraded to higher speed for Zoom classes, a 24-inch touchscreen computer for the kids, a large tent for Taylor to take her own work calls as a disability advocate in the backyard, and the $70 an hour she’s paying for a private tutor, due to concerns about her daughter’s charter school and the Los Angeles Unified School District failing to deliver adequate support for her documented learning challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They don’t care,” Taylor said. “That’s what COVID’s revealed. It’s up to us as parents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For sure, the funds will help,” Taylor said, but noted that it will take more than monthly checks to account for faltering public schools and the cost of living, which has skyrocketed since Taylor moved to Los Angeles in the early 1990s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>CalMatters economy reporter Lauren Hepler and The Mercury News reporter Laurence Du Sault contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article is part of the \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/projects/the-california-divide/\">\u003cem>California Divide\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>, a collaboration among newsrooms examining income inequality and economic survival in California.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11864244/revolutionary-federal-stimulus-bill-could-cut-california-child-poverty-by-half","authors":["byline_news_11864244"],"categories":["news_8","news_13"],"tags":["news_29235","news_29234","news_397"],"featImg":"news_11864246","label":"source_news_11864244"},"news_11864223":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11864223","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11864223","score":null,"sort":[1615486786000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"california-could-get-150-billion-from-federal-covid-19-relief-bill","title":"California Could Get $150 Billion From Federal COVID-19 Relief Bill","publishDate":1615486786,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>The massive COVID-19 relief bill Congress \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11864120/bay-area-leaders-applaud-passage-of-1-9-trillion-covid-relief-package-heres-whats-in-it\">approved Wednesday\u003c/a> will pump more than $150 billion into California's economy, Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration said Wednesday, including a $26 billion windfall for the state's already burgeoning budget surplus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly half of the money will go to Californians directly in the form of $1,400 checks and expanded unemployment benefits. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another $15.9 billion will go to public and private schools while $3.6 billion will boost the state's vaccination, testing and contact tracing efforts. There's also money for public transit agencies, airports and child care. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About $16 billion will go to local governments and will be split between cities and counties. And $26 billion will go directly to state government for services impacted by the pandemic. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toni Atkins, Democratic president pro tempore of the California Senate, called it the state's \"fair share.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"California has been a 'donor state' for decades, paying more to the federal government than we receive in federal services and investments,\" said Atkins, who represents the San Diego area. \"We're fortunate that our budget is healthy and balanced, but it's because we prioritized responsible fiscal planning.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11864120 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231635017-1-1020x761.jpg']Like most states, California budget forecasters predicted a steep drop-off in revenue during the pandemic as businesses were forced to close and millions of people lost their jobs. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom and the Legislature reacted quickly by raising taxes, cutting spending and pulling from the state's savings accounts to cover what they expected to be a $54.3 billion shortfall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, California's revenues went up, buoyed by taxes paid by a wealthy population that made a lot of money from the surging stock market. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, Newsom announced the state had a $15 billion one-time surplus. The state has already spent $7.6 billion of that via a state stimulus package that will, among other things, send $600 payments to millions of low- to moderate-income Californians. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State lawmakers also set aside $6.6 billion to help schools return students to classrooms. And they are preparing another bill that would give $2.3 billion in tax breaks to businesses, bringing the state's total aid package to more than $16 billion. Despite that, Atkins said \"the need is still much greater than the resources we have.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, state leaders are preparing for $26 billion in aid from the federal government with few limits on how they can spend it. State Department of Finance spokesman H.D. Palmer said Newsom will announce his plans for the money in May when the state updates its budget projections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Democrat-dominated Legislature will have to approve whatever Newsom proposes. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Lakewood, said lawmakers are interested in using the federal money to continue direct relief to families and small businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11862122 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/RS47577_iStock-915488206-qut-1020x538.jpg']He also suggested using some of the money to increase access to high-speed internet and to make up shortfalls in the state's cap and trade program that requires big polluters to purchase credits to let them pollute. The state uses that money to pay for various climate-related programs, including wildfire prevention and drinking water. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting of San Francisco, chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, said priorities include restoring previous spending cuts and doing more to help small businesses and the unemployed. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also said the state could spend the money on construction projects that include expanding high-speed internet access and creating jobs that last for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, state lawmakers agreed to use $2.6 billion in prior federal relief funding to pay off up to 80% of some tenants unpaid rent. Ting said he'd like the state to also help pay off unpaid commercial rents to prevent small business evictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The one thing we've learned about this year is the environment constantly shifts, the virus kind of moves and the impact constantly changes every day,\" Ting said. \"We have to keep monitoring how Californians and all the different small businesses are doing.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law on Friday. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Treasury Department has told state governments they can't cut taxes and use the federal money to make up the money. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But they can use the money to respond to the public health emergency, provide government services or invest in water, sewer or broadband infrastructure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Nearly half of that money will go to Californians directly in the form of $1,400 checks and expanded unemployment benefits. Another $26 billion will go to the state government. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1615490347,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":23,"wordCount":769},"headData":{"title":"California Could Get $150 Billion From Federal COVID-19 Relief Bill | KQED","description":"Nearly half of that money will go to Californians directly in the form of $1,400 checks and expanded unemployment benefits. Another $26 billion will go to the state government. 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And $26 billion will go directly to state government for services impacted by the pandemic. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toni Atkins, Democratic president pro tempore of the California Senate, called it the state's \"fair share.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"California has been a 'donor state' for decades, paying more to the federal government than we receive in federal services and investments,\" said Atkins, who represents the San Diego area. \"We're fortunate that our budget is healthy and balanced, but it's because we prioritized responsible fiscal planning.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11864120","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231635017-1-1020x761.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Like most states, California budget forecasters predicted a steep drop-off in revenue during the pandemic as businesses were forced to close and millions of people lost their jobs. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom and the Legislature reacted quickly by raising taxes, cutting spending and pulling from the state's savings accounts to cover what they expected to be a $54.3 billion shortfall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, California's revenues went up, buoyed by taxes paid by a wealthy population that made a lot of money from the surging stock market. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, Newsom announced the state had a $15 billion one-time surplus. The state has already spent $7.6 billion of that via a state stimulus package that will, among other things, send $600 payments to millions of low- to moderate-income Californians. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State lawmakers also set aside $6.6 billion to help schools return students to classrooms. And they are preparing another bill that would give $2.3 billion in tax breaks to businesses, bringing the state's total aid package to more than $16 billion. Despite that, Atkins said \"the need is still much greater than the resources we have.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, state leaders are preparing for $26 billion in aid from the federal government with few limits on how they can spend it. State Department of Finance spokesman H.D. 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The state uses that money to pay for various climate-related programs, including wildfire prevention and drinking water. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting of San Francisco, chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, said priorities include restoring previous spending cuts and doing more to help small businesses and the unemployed. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also said the state could spend the money on construction projects that include expanding high-speed internet access and creating jobs that last for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, state lawmakers agreed to use $2.6 billion in prior federal relief funding to pay off up to 80% of some tenants unpaid rent. 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No Republicans in the Senate are expected to support the legislation, having balked at the price tag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We already know what is the best stimulus plan out there,\" House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said at a press conference Friday. \"It's to fully reopen our economy. To do that, we need our economy to go back to work, back to school and back to health.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the budget reconciliation process enables Senate Democrats to approve the package without Republican backing, Democrats will need support from all 50 of its members to deliver on the Biden administration's first major legislative priority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know some in Congress think we've already done enough to deal with the crisis in the country,\" Biden said when he announced the plan at the White House earlier this month. \"That's not what I see. I see enormous pain in this country.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to financial assistance for individuals and families, the bill would also direct relief to businesses. That includes $25 billion to the Small Business Administration for a new grant program that targets bars and restaurants and additional funding for a program that assists shuttered venues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Related Coverage' tag='minimum-wage']The package is also expected to set aside more than $128 billion in grants to help K-12 schools reopen and $39 billion for higher education institutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previously, the bill had included a provision that would gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. But on Thursday evening, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/02/25/970637190/senate-cant-vote-on-15-minimum-wage-parliamentarian-rules\">nonpartisan Senate parliamentarian ruled\u003c/a> that including this provision violated budgetary rules. While the ruling disappointed some progressives, the decision spared Democrats in the Senate from internal conflict over whether a $15 minimum wage is too high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Biden said he was also disappointed, but respected the parliamentarian's decision and urged Congress to quickly pass the relief package.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The proposal would provide a new round of financial support for workers, families and businesses, including direct payments of up to $1,400 for eligible individuals and couples, an expansion and extension of supplemental unemployment benefits and an increase to the child tax credit.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1614622287,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":14,"wordCount":436},"headData":{"title":"House Approves $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package Without Minimum Wage Hike | KQED","description":"The proposal would provide a new round of financial support for workers, families and businesses, including direct payments of up to $1,400 for eligible individuals and couples, an expansion and extension of supplemental unemployment benefits and an increase to the child tax credit.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"House Approves $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package Without Minimum Wage Hike","datePublished":"2021-02-27T16:23:53.000Z","dateModified":"2021-03-01T18:11:27.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11862434 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11862434","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2021/02/27/house-approves-1-9-trillion-covid-19-relief-package-without-minimum-wage-hike/","disqusTitle":"House Approves $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package Without Minimum Wage Hike","source":"NPR","sourceUrl":"https://www.npr.org/","nprByline":"\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/people/728257568/chloee-weiner\">Chloee Weiner\u003c/a>","path":"/news/11862434/house-approves-1-9-trillion-covid-19-relief-package-without-minimum-wage-hike","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>House lawmakers on Friday approved President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, advancing the legislation to the Senate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vote came days after the United States surpassed 500,000 deaths from COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposal would provide\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/02/22/970122376/highlights-from-the-house-covid-bill\"> a new round of financial support\u003c/a> for workers, families and businesses, including direct payments of up to $1,400 for eligible individuals and couples, an expansion and extension of supplemental unemployment benefits and an increase to the child tax credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in the bill is $25 billion for emergency rental assistance and an expanded tax credit for low-income workers without children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Senate will have just over two weeks to make changes to the bill before current federal unemployment benefits expire on March 14. No Republicans in the Senate are expected to support the legislation, having balked at the price tag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We already know what is the best stimulus plan out there,\" House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said at a press conference Friday. \"It's to fully reopen our economy. To do that, we need our economy to go back to work, back to school and back to health.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the budget reconciliation process enables Senate Democrats to approve the package without Republican backing, Democrats will need support from all 50 of its members to deliver on the Biden administration's first major legislative priority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know some in Congress think we've already done enough to deal with the crisis in the country,\" Biden said when he announced the plan at the White House earlier this month. \"That's not what I see. I see enormous pain in this country.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to financial assistance for individuals and families, the bill would also direct relief to businesses. That includes $25 billion to the Small Business Administration for a new grant program that targets bars and restaurants and additional funding for a program that assists shuttered venues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"Related Coverage ","tag":"minimum-wage"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The package is also expected to set aside more than $128 billion in grants to help K-12 schools reopen and $39 billion for higher education institutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Previously, the bill had included a provision that would gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. But on Thursday evening, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/02/25/970637190/senate-cant-vote-on-15-minimum-wage-parliamentarian-rules\">nonpartisan Senate parliamentarian ruled\u003c/a> that including this provision violated budgetary rules. 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In response, Mayor London Breed has directed all city departments to look for budget cuts — again. We also talk to her about whether schools should reopen, her reaction to protesters showing up at her residence and about dining out at the French Laundry.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>SF-Marin Food Bank\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than 200,000 Californians filed for unemployment aid last week as the pandemic continues to surge. The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank said they’ve been serving nearly double the number of people they normally see this time of year. Reporter Monica Lam stops by a local “pop-up pantry” to help bag some groceries.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Something Beautiful: ‘Entwined’\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set in Golden Gate Park’s Peacock Meadow, a new art installation named “Entwined” lights up as the sun goes down. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":null,"status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1608341899,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":6,"wordCount":235},"headData":{"title":"US Rep. Adam Schiff, SF Mayor London Breed, SF-Marin Food Bank | KQED","description":"U.S. Rep. 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Adam Schiff\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress appears close to reaching a deal on a new coronavirus relief package this week, as new revelations emerge about a major cyber espionage attack on several U.S. institutions — including the agency that manages the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile. California Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, joins us with the latest.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>SF Mayor London Breed\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The city of San Francisco has put a new number on its economic struggles: It’s facing a $653 million deficit over the next two fiscal years. In response, Mayor London Breed has directed all city departments to look for budget cuts — again. We also talk to her about whether schools should reopen, her reaction to protesters showing up at her residence and about dining out at the French Laundry.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>SF-Marin Food Bank\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than 200,000 Californians filed for unemployment aid last week as the pandemic continues to surge. The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank said they’ve been serving nearly double the number of people they normally see this time of year. Reporter Monica Lam stops by a local “pop-up pantry” to help bag some groceries.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Something Beautiful: ‘Entwined’\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set in Golden Gate Park’s Peacock Meadow, a new art installation named “Entwined” lights up as the sun goes down. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11852069/u-s-rep-adam-schiff-sf-mayor-london-breed-sf-marin-food-bank","authors":["236"],"programs":["news_7052"],"categories":["news_223","news_1758","news_24114","news_457","news_28250","news_8","news_13"],"tags":["news_20716","news_28947","news_823","news_20297","news_19177","news_23690","news_38","news_28948","news_397"],"featImg":"news_11852085","label":"news_7052"},"news_11832700":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11832700","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11832700","score":null,"sort":[1596924137000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"in-executive-actions-trump-extends-unemployment-benefits","title":"In Executive Actions, Trump Extends Unemployment Benefits, Defers Payroll Tax","publishDate":1596924137,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Seizing the power of his podium and his pen, President Trump on Saturday bypassed the nation’s lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and replace an expired unemployment benefit with a lower amount after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At his private country club in Bedminster, New Jersey, Trump signed executive orders to act where Congress hasn’t. Not only has the pandemic undermined the economy and upended American lives, it has imperiled the president’s November reelection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps most crucially, Trump moved to continue paying a supplemental federal unemployment benefit for millions of Americans out of work during the outbreak. However, his order called for up to $400 payments each week, one-third less than the $600 people had been receiving. Congress allowed those higher payments to lapse on Aug. 1, and negotiations to extend them have been mired in partisan gridlock, with the White House and Democrats miles apart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Democratic congressional leaders Trump criticized and insulted with nicknames in remarks ahead of signing the orders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, dismissed Trump’s actions as “meager” in the face of economic and health crises facing Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The executive orders could face legal challenges questioning the president’s authority to spend taxpayer dollars without the express approval of Congress. Trump largely stayed on the sidelines during the administration’s negotiations with congressional leaders, leaving the talks on his side to chief of staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s embrace of executive actions to sidestep Congress runs in sharp contrast to his criticism of former President Barack Obama’s use of executive orders on a more limited basis. And the president’s step-back from talks with Congress breaks with his self-assured negotiating skills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Trump, who has not spoken with Pelosi since last year, sought to play the role of election-year savior, with the $400 weekly assistance, as well as a deferral of payroll tax and federal student loan payments and the continuation of a freeze on some evictions during the crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s $400 a week, and we’re doing it without the Democrats,” Trump said, asking states to cover 25% of the cost. Trump is seeking to set aside $44 billion in previously approved disaster aid to help states maintain supplemental pandemic jobless benefits, but Trump said it would be up to states to determine how much, if any of it, to fund, so the benefits could be smaller still.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1292239478598373382\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many states have been facing budget shortfalls due to the coronavirus pandemic and would have difficulty assuming the new obligation. The previous unemployment benefit was fully funded by Washington.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The president had said at his club on Friday night that “if Democrats continue to hold this critical relief hostage I will act under my authority as president to get Americans the relief they need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats had said they would lower their spending demands from $3.4 trillion to $2 trillion but said the White House needed to increase their offer. Republicans have proposed a $1 trillion plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>White House aides have watched the talks break down with apprehension, fearful that failure to close a deal could further damage an economic recovery already showing signs of slowing down. Friday’s jobs report, though it beat expectations, was smaller than the past two months, in part because a resurgence of the virus has led to states rolling back their reopenings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The president’s team believes the economy needs to stabilize and show signs of growth for him to have any chance at winning reelection. Aides were hoping to frame the expected executive orders as a sign that Trump was taking action in a time of crisis. But it also would reinforce the view that the president, who took office declaring he was a dealmaker, was unable to steer the process to an agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump said Saturday the orders “will take care of pretty much this entire situation, as we know it.” But they are far smaller in scope than congressional legislation, and even aides acknowledged they didn’t meet all needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is not a perfect answer — we’ll be the first ones to say that,” Meadows said Friday as talks broke down. “But it is all that we can do and all the president can do within the confines of his executive power, and we’re going to encourage him to do it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump said the employee portion of the payroll tax would be deferred from Aug. 1 through the end of the year. The move would not directly aid unemployed workers, who do not pay the tax when they are jobless, and employees will need to repay the federal government eventually without an act of Congress, where there is bipartisan opposition on Capitol Hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In essence, the deferral is an interest-free loan that would have to be repaid. Trump said he’ll try to get lawmakers to extend it, and the timing would line up with a post-election lame-duck session in which Congress will try to pass government funding bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If I win, I may extend and terminate,” Trump said, repeating a longtime goal but remaining silent on how he’d fund the Medicare and Social Security benefits that the 7% tax on employee income covers. Employers also pay 7.65% of their payrolls into the funds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued a statement saying he supported Trump “exploring his options to get unemployment benefits and other relief to the people who need them the most.” Like Trump, McConnell accused Democrats of using the coronavirus package negotiations to pursue other goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats said they were not favorably impressed by Trump’s orders. In a joint statement, Pelosi and Schumer said that “these policy announcements provide little real help to families.” They added: “Democrats repeat our call to Republicans to return to the table, meet us halfway and work together to deliver immediate relief to the American people. Lives are being lost, and time is of the essence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Democratic chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richard E. Neal of Massachusetts, accused Trump of “brazenly circumventing Congress to institute tax policy that destabilizes Social Security.” Also citing a threat to Medicare funding by Trump’s action, Neal said, “This decree is a poorly disguised first step in an effort to fully dismantle these vital programs by executive fiat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon derided the president’s plan for putting off the payroll tax. “This fake tax cut would also be a big shock to workers who thought they were getting a tax cut when it was only a delay,” Wyden said. “These workers would be hit with much bigger payments down the road.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both the House and Senate have left Washington, with members sent home on instructions to be ready to return for a vote on an agreement. With no deal in sight, their absence raised the possibility of a prolonged stalemate that stretches well into August and even September.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Often an impasse in Washington is of little consequence for the public — but not so this time. It would mean more hardship for millions of people who are losing enhanced jobless benefits and further damage for an economy pummeled by the still-raging coronavirus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friday’s negotiations at the Capitol added up to only “a disappointing meeting,” said Schumer, D-New York. He said the White House had rejected an offer by Pelosi, D-California, to curb Democratic demands by about $1 trillion. Schumer urged the White House to “negotiate with Democrats and meet us in the middle. Don’t say it’s your way or no way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That Capitol Hill session followed a combative meeting Thursday evening that for the first time cast real doubt on the ability of the Trump administration and Democrats to come together on a fifth COVID-19 response bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pelosi declared the talks all but dead until Meadows and Mnuchin give ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The breakdown in the negotiations is particularly distressing for schools, which have been counting on billions of dollars from Washington to help with the costs of reopening. But other priorities are also languishing, including a fresh round of $1,200 direct payments to most people, a cash infusion for the struggling Postal Service and money to help states hold elections in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mnuchin said renewal of a $600-per-week pandemic jobless boost and huge demands by Democrats for aid to state and local governments are the key areas where they are stuck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats have offered to reduce her almost $1 trillion demand for state and local governments considerably, but some of Pelosi’s proposed cost savings would accrue chiefly because she would shorten the timeframe for benefits like food stamps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pelosi and Schumer continue to insist on a huge aid package to address a surge in cases and deaths, double-digit joblessness and the threat of poverty for millions of the newly unemployed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Senate Republicans have been split, with roughly half of McConnell’s rank and file opposed to another rescue bill at all. Four prior coronavirus response bills totaling almost $3 trillion have won approval on bipartisan votes despite intense wrangling, but conservatives have recoiled at the prospect of another Pelosi-brokered agreement with a whopping deficit-financed cost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McConnell has kept his distance from the negotiations while coordinating with Mnuchin and Meadows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Associated Press writer Andrew Taylor in Washington contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"President Trump signed four executive actions to provide economic relief amid the coronavirus pandemic. 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Not only has the pandemic undermined the economy and upended American lives, it has imperiled the president’s November reelection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps most crucially, Trump moved to continue paying a supplemental federal unemployment benefit for millions of Americans out of work during the outbreak. However, his order called for up to $400 payments each week, one-third less than the $600 people had been receiving. Congress allowed those higher payments to lapse on Aug. 1, and negotiations to extend them have been mired in partisan gridlock, with the White House and Democrats miles apart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Democratic congressional leaders Trump criticized and insulted with nicknames in remarks ahead of signing the orders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, dismissed Trump’s actions as “meager” in the face of economic and health crises facing Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The executive orders could face legal challenges questioning the president’s authority to spend taxpayer dollars without the express approval of Congress. Trump largely stayed on the sidelines during the administration’s negotiations with congressional leaders, leaving the talks on his side to chief of staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s embrace of executive actions to sidestep Congress runs in sharp contrast to his criticism of former President Barack Obama’s use of executive orders on a more limited basis. And the president’s step-back from talks with Congress breaks with his self-assured negotiating skills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Trump, who has not spoken with Pelosi since last year, sought to play the role of election-year savior, with the $400 weekly assistance, as well as a deferral of payroll tax and federal student loan payments and the continuation of a freeze on some evictions during the crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s $400 a week, and we’re doing it without the Democrats,” Trump said, asking states to cover 25% of the cost. Trump is seeking to set aside $44 billion in previously approved disaster aid to help states maintain supplemental pandemic jobless benefits, but Trump said it would be up to states to determine how much, if any of it, to fund, so the benefits could be smaller still.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1292239478598373382"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Many states have been facing budget shortfalls due to the coronavirus pandemic and would have difficulty assuming the new obligation. The previous unemployment benefit was fully funded by Washington.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The president had said at his club on Friday night that “if Democrats continue to hold this critical relief hostage I will act under my authority as president to get Americans the relief they need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats had said they would lower their spending demands from $3.4 trillion to $2 trillion but said the White House needed to increase their offer. Republicans have proposed a $1 trillion plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>White House aides have watched the talks break down with apprehension, fearful that failure to close a deal could further damage an economic recovery already showing signs of slowing down. Friday’s jobs report, though it beat expectations, was smaller than the past two months, in part because a resurgence of the virus has led to states rolling back their reopenings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The president’s team believes the economy needs to stabilize and show signs of growth for him to have any chance at winning reelection. Aides were hoping to frame the expected executive orders as a sign that Trump was taking action in a time of crisis. But it also would reinforce the view that the president, who took office declaring he was a dealmaker, was unable to steer the process to an agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump said Saturday the orders “will take care of pretty much this entire situation, as we know it.” But they are far smaller in scope than congressional legislation, and even aides acknowledged they didn’t meet all needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is not a perfect answer — we’ll be the first ones to say that,” Meadows said Friday as talks broke down. “But it is all that we can do and all the president can do within the confines of his executive power, and we’re going to encourage him to do it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump said the employee portion of the payroll tax would be deferred from Aug. 1 through the end of the year. The move would not directly aid unemployed workers, who do not pay the tax when they are jobless, and employees will need to repay the federal government eventually without an act of Congress, where there is bipartisan opposition on Capitol Hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In essence, the deferral is an interest-free loan that would have to be repaid. Trump said he’ll try to get lawmakers to extend it, and the timing would line up with a post-election lame-duck session in which Congress will try to pass government funding bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If I win, I may extend and terminate,” Trump said, repeating a longtime goal but remaining silent on how he’d fund the Medicare and Social Security benefits that the 7% tax on employee income covers. Employers also pay 7.65% of their payrolls into the funds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued a statement saying he supported Trump “exploring his options to get unemployment benefits and other relief to the people who need them the most.” Like Trump, McConnell accused Democrats of using the coronavirus package negotiations to pursue other goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats said they were not favorably impressed by Trump’s orders. In a joint statement, Pelosi and Schumer said that “these policy announcements provide little real help to families.” They added: “Democrats repeat our call to Republicans to return to the table, meet us halfway and work together to deliver immediate relief to the American people. Lives are being lost, and time is of the essence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Democratic chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richard E. Neal of Massachusetts, accused Trump of “brazenly circumventing Congress to institute tax policy that destabilizes Social Security.” Also citing a threat to Medicare funding by Trump’s action, Neal said, “This decree is a poorly disguised first step in an effort to fully dismantle these vital programs by executive fiat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon derided the president’s plan for putting off the payroll tax. “This fake tax cut would also be a big shock to workers who thought they were getting a tax cut when it was only a delay,” Wyden said. “These workers would be hit with much bigger payments down the road.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both the House and Senate have left Washington, with members sent home on instructions to be ready to return for a vote on an agreement. With no deal in sight, their absence raised the possibility of a prolonged stalemate that stretches well into August and even September.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Often an impasse in Washington is of little consequence for the public — but not so this time. It would mean more hardship for millions of people who are losing enhanced jobless benefits and further damage for an economy pummeled by the still-raging coronavirus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friday’s negotiations at the Capitol added up to only “a disappointing meeting,” said Schumer, D-New York. He said the White House had rejected an offer by Pelosi, D-California, to curb Democratic demands by about $1 trillion. Schumer urged the White House to “negotiate with Democrats and meet us in the middle. Don’t say it’s your way or no way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That Capitol Hill session followed a combative meeting Thursday evening that for the first time cast real doubt on the ability of the Trump administration and Democrats to come together on a fifth COVID-19 response bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pelosi declared the talks all but dead until Meadows and Mnuchin give ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The breakdown in the negotiations is particularly distressing for schools, which have been counting on billions of dollars from Washington to help with the costs of reopening. But other priorities are also languishing, including a fresh round of $1,200 direct payments to most people, a cash infusion for the struggling Postal Service and money to help states hold elections in November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mnuchin said renewal of a $600-per-week pandemic jobless boost and huge demands by Democrats for aid to state and local governments are the key areas where they are stuck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats have offered to reduce her almost $1 trillion demand for state and local governments considerably, but some of Pelosi’s proposed cost savings would accrue chiefly because she would shorten the timeframe for benefits like food stamps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pelosi and Schumer continue to insist on a huge aid package to address a surge in cases and deaths, double-digit joblessness and the threat of poverty for millions of the newly unemployed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Senate Republicans have been split, with roughly half of McConnell’s rank and file opposed to another rescue bill at all. Four prior coronavirus response bills totaling almost $3 trillion have won approval on bipartisan votes despite intense wrangling, but conservatives have recoiled at the prospect of another Pelosi-brokered agreement with a whopping deficit-financed cost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McConnell has kept his distance from the negotiations while coordinating with Mnuchin and Meadows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Associated Press writer Andrew Taylor in Washington contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11832700/in-executive-actions-trump-extends-unemployment-benefits","authors":["byline_news_11832700"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_27350","news_27504","news_1323","news_27626","news_20481","news_397","news_631","news_27765"],"featImg":"news_11774665","label":"source_news_11832700"},"news_11816529":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11816529","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11816529","score":null,"sort":[1588799479000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"lawsuit-alleges-cares-act-excludes-u-s-citizen-children-of-undocumented-immigrants","title":"Lawsuit Alleges CARES Act Excludes U.S. Citizen Children of Undocumented Immigrants","publishDate":1588799479,"format":"audio","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>U.S. citizen children of undocumented parents who are excluded from the $2 trillion federal coronavirus relief package filed a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6882448-RV-v-Mnuchin-Complaint-as-Filed.html\">lawsuit was filed\u003c/a> in federal court in Maryland by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/\">Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection\u003c/a> at Georgetown University Law Center along with CASA, a nonprofit immigrant rights organization serving the Washington, D.C.-area and Pennsylvania, on behalf of seven children, ranging in age from 7 months old to 9 years old, and their parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"My daughter is a U.S. citizen,\" said Carmen, the mother of one child in the lawsuit who did not want to give her full name because of her immigration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Just as any other U.S. citizen child, my daughter deserves to have equal rights,\" especially during this pandemic, Carmen said. \"It's an injustice.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As job losses continue to increase nationwide due to the public health pandemic, the federal government's enormous Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, signed into law March 27, provides an economic lifeline to millions of people who pay taxes using their Social Security number instead of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number\">individual taxpayer identification number\u003c/a>, or ITIN, used by Carmen and many other undocumented immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Mary McCord, lead attorney for the class-action lawsuit\"]'It's one thing to discriminate against undocumented immigrants, which our system does, but it's a whole different thing to discriminate against U.S. citizen children.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every eligible individual receives a $1,200 check if the person has an \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/03/26/822224393/show-me-the-relief-money-no-promises-on-when-coronavirus-checks-are-coming\">income of less than $75,000 \u003c/a>per year, or $2,400 if a couple files taxes jointly. If the income is higher, the amount varies. Individual taxpayers' children also qualify for $500 per child under the age of 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carmen said she pays income tax every year using her ITIN. Before the pandemic she worked two jobs in the food industry — one at a catering company and another at a pizzeria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is the first time I'm home without an income,\" she said. \"I'm using my voice to advocate on behalf of my daughter.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carmen came to the U.S. from Lima, Peru, in 2001. She said she's concerned about her and her daughter's future in this pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a hard reality we are living,\" she said, pleading with public officials not to abandon children like hers during the crisis. \"I hope their hearts soften and their minds open to see that our children are also the future of the country.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mary McCord is the lead attorney for the class-action lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The lawsuit is based on the equal protection violation of the CARES Act that discriminates and excludes U.S. children,\" said McCord, a visiting professor at Georgetown University Law Center. \"It's one thing to discriminate against the undocumented immigrants, which our system does, but it's a whole different thing to discriminate against U.S. citizen children.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11812710 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/1920_GettyImages-522274800-1-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCord estimates there are millions of children of undocumented immigrants in the country and said that these youths are being \"treated as second-class citizens\" with the denial of the CARES Act benefit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More importantly, McCord said, it's nonsensical to deny these U.S. citizen children the benefit of the relief package because they already qualify for other public benefit programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP benefits, as well as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Under the Constitution, U.S. citizens cannot be discriminated against based on alienage,\" McCord said. \"These children have no say in who they're born to, and yet they're being treated differently than other U.S. citizen children. And that's why so many of the other public benefits programs still do cover U.S. citizen children, because otherwise it would be discriminatory.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nicholas Katz, CASA's senior manager of legal services, said the way the CARES Act is being implemented runs counter to its promise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The purpose of the CARES Act is to help the most vulnerable members of our society during this difficult time,\" Katz said in written statements. \"Immigrants make up almost a fifth of [front-line] workers during this pandemic. It is an absolute outrage that we are relying on immigrant families to care for our loved ones and provide our essential supplies and yet denying their children the support they are entitled to as U.S. citizens.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This case doesn't have a precedent, though two lawsuits in Maryland and Illinois have been filed against the U.S. government on behalf of couples of mixed immigration status. They were denied CARES Act relief because one of them is an undocumented immigrant, while the other is a U.S. citizen. \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2020 NPR. 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daughter is a U.S. citizen,\" said Carmen, the mother of one child in the lawsuit who did not want to give her full name because of her immigration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Just as any other U.S. citizen child, my daughter deserves to have equal rights,\" especially during this pandemic, Carmen said. \"It's an injustice.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As job losses continue to increase nationwide due to the public health pandemic, the federal government's enormous Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, signed into law March 27, provides an economic lifeline to millions of people who pay taxes using their Social Security number instead of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number\">individual taxpayer identification number\u003c/a>, or ITIN, used by Carmen and many other undocumented immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'It's one thing to discriminate against undocumented immigrants, which our system does, but it's a whole different thing to discriminate against U.S. citizen children.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Mary McCord, lead attorney for the class-action lawsuit","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every eligible individual receives a $1,200 check if the person has an \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/03/26/822224393/show-me-the-relief-money-no-promises-on-when-coronavirus-checks-are-coming\">income of less than $75,000 \u003c/a>per year, or $2,400 if a couple files taxes jointly. If the income is higher, the amount varies. Individual taxpayers' children also qualify for $500 per child under the age of 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carmen said she pays income tax every year using her ITIN. Before the pandemic she worked two jobs in the food industry — one at a catering company and another at a pizzeria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is the first time I'm home without an income,\" she said. \"I'm using my voice to advocate on behalf of my daughter.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carmen came to the U.S. from Lima, Peru, in 2001. She said she's concerned about her and her daughter's future in this pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a hard reality we are living,\" she said, pleading with public officials not to abandon children like hers during the crisis. \"I hope their hearts soften and their minds open to see that our children are also the future of the country.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mary McCord is the lead attorney for the class-action lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The lawsuit is based on the equal protection violation of the CARES Act that discriminates and excludes U.S. children,\" said McCord, a visiting professor at Georgetown University Law Center. \"It's one thing to discriminate against the undocumented immigrants, which our system does, but it's a whole different thing to discriminate against U.S. citizen children.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11812710","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/1920_GettyImages-522274800-1-1020x680.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCord estimates there are millions of children of undocumented immigrants in the country and said that these youths are being \"treated as second-class citizens\" with the denial of the CARES Act benefit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More importantly, McCord said, it's nonsensical to deny these U.S. citizen children the benefit of the relief package because they already qualify for other public benefit programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP benefits, as well as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Under the Constitution, U.S. citizens cannot be discriminated against based on alienage,\" McCord said. \"These children have no say in who they're born to, and yet they're being treated differently than other U.S. citizen children. And that's why so many of the other public benefits programs still do cover U.S. citizen children, because otherwise it would be discriminatory.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nicholas Katz, CASA's senior manager of legal services, said the way the CARES Act is being implemented runs counter to its promise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The purpose of the CARES Act is to help the most vulnerable members of our society during this difficult time,\" Katz said in written statements. \"Immigrants make up almost a fifth of [front-line] workers during this pandemic. It is an absolute outrage that we are relying on immigrant families to care for our loved ones and provide our essential supplies and yet denying their children the support they are entitled to as U.S. citizens.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This case doesn't have a precedent, though two lawsuits in Maryland and Illinois have been filed against the U.S. government on behalf of couples of mixed immigration status. They were denied CARES Act relief because one of them is an undocumented immigrant, while the other is a U.S. citizen. \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\">NPR.org\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Lawsuit+Alleges+CARES+Act+Excludes+U.S.+Citizen+Children+Of+Undocumented+Immigrants&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11816529/lawsuit-alleges-cares-act-excludes-u-s-citizen-children-of-undocumented-immigrants","authors":["byline_news_11816529"],"categories":["news_1169","news_6188","news_8"],"tags":["news_2043","news_27350","news_20202","news_397"],"featImg":"news_11816530","label":"source_news_11816529"},"news_11811890":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11811890","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11811890","score":null,"sort":[1586617223000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"oakland-teachers-pledge-stimulus-checks-to-undocumented-families-left-out-of-coronavirus-aid","title":"Oakland Teachers Pledge Stimulus Checks to Undocumented Families Left Out of Coronavirus Aid","publishDate":1586617223,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11812278/maestros-de-oakland-prometen-donar-sus-cheques-del-estimulo-federal-a-familias-indocumentadas-que-quedaron-fuera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Leer en español.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the state’s economy, a group of teachers and principals in Oakland are pledging their federal stimulus checks to undocumented families at their schools who are excluded from such aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The educators at the Oakland Unified School District launched the \u003ca href=\"https://stimuluspledge.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stimulus Pledge\u003c/a> campaign Thursday in response to the enormous stress and despair they say they are witnessing among immigrant parents who have lost all income under \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11806988/sheltering-in-place-what-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shelter-in-place\u003c/a> orders, but are left out of unemployment insurance and many other benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are in contact with our families every day and what we are hearing is heartbreaking,” said Anita Iverson-Comelo, a principal at Bridges Academy at Melrose, in East Oakland. “We feel like we have to do something.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least eight teachers at Bridges Academy, including some making less than $50,000 per year, have pledged all or part of their stimulus checks, said Iverson-Comelo. She and six other principals, whose higher salaries might disqualify them from the coronavirus federal cash aid, also plan to donate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iverson-Comelo estimates about two thirds of the families at her school, which mostly serves low-income students in preschool to fifth grade, have no earnings now. Most of those parents don’t qualify for unemployment insurance or stimulus checks, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maria, the mother of a fourth grader at Bridges Academy, said her family’s financial situation turned dire after her husband, a waiter at a Berkeley hotel, was furloughed nearly a month ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maria is one of the parents of about 14,000 students OUSD officials say are picking free \u003ca href=\"https://www.ousd.org/Page/19078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“grab and go” meals\u003c/a> at designated schools each Monday and Thursday. But she fears her family won’t be able to pay their $1,100 rent next month, and other bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m worried. I don’t know what's going to happen next month, and how long this will continue,” said Maria, a homemaker who, along with her husband, has lived in the U.S. for more than 11 years. Two of their daughters, ages 5 and 10, are U.S. citizens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maria said she was saddened the federal government left out millions of undocumented immigrants from the stimulus package even if they pay taxes, as her husband does through an \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/facts-about-individual-tax-identification-number-itin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Individual Tax Identification Number\u003c/a>. The number allows the Internal Revenue Service to collect billions of dollars in annual contributions from immigrants without a social security number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But upon hearing of the Stimulus Pledge campaign, Maria said she felt encouraged and hopeful the effort by local educators could make a big difference in the undocumented community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am grateful they are fighting and watching out for us, because we are all human beings,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hundreds of educators in San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Coronavirus-SF-teachers-pledge-stimulus-checks-15190955.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">are also pledging\u003c/a> their stimulus checks to undocumented immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The effort by Bay Area educators comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom said he and state legislators are considering emergency \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/07/coronavirus-gov-newsom-considers-aid-for-immigrants/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">economic aid\u003c/a> for the unauthorized immigrants in California hard hit by the pandemic and economic slowdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cassandra Chen, a middle school math and science teacher at United for Success Academy in Oakland, said she was compelled to pledge her stimulus check after daily calls with students and their families once in-person classes were cancelled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She quickly realized most were struggling to secure enough food or pay rent, and that many parents did not qualify for the safety net programs available to other residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wish a stimulus package in the wealthiest nation in the world [would] have just taken care of all of the human beings in this global pandemic. But it doesn't include a lot of our community,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the $2.2 trillion stimulus package signed by President Donald Trump last month, single taxpayers earning $75,000 or less should automatically receive a \u003ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payments-what-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one-time payment\u003c/a> of up to $1,200. Married couples filing jointly are eligible for checks of up to $2,400, with an additional $500 for each child under 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Chen said her teacher salary “is not amazing by any stretch of the imagination,” she feels economically stable compared to many of her students’ families because she is still getting paid for her work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"coronavirus\" label=\"More Coronavirus Coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I mean, I could certainly use $1,200, but I don't need it. And many families in our community do desperately,” said Chen, who invites others who can spare their stimulus checks to donate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Stimulus Pledge campaign is partnering with the Oakland Public Education Fund, a non-profit, to garner and distribute the funds promised by participants, said principal Iverson-Comelo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other Oakland schools participating in the campaign are Emerson Elementary, Esperanza Elementary, International Community School, Manzanita SEED and Melrose Leadership Academy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials at Oakland Unified said the initiative is an example of the dedication teachers, principals and other staff has for students in need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We support this amazing and compassionate work they are doing,” said John Sasaki, a spokesman for OUSD. “As Oakland always does, we are rallying around our families to support them in every way we can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OUSD has also established the \u003ca href=\"https://t.e2ma.net/message/ljmp0c/17j0zg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 Rapid Relief Fund\u003c/a> to support vulnerable students and families.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the state’s economy, a group of teachers and principals in Oakland plan to donate their federal stimulus checks to undocumented immigrants excluded from such aid.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1586908994,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":28,"wordCount":902},"headData":{"title":"Oakland Teachers Pledge Stimulus Checks to Undocumented Families Left Out of Coronavirus Aid | KQED","description":"As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the state’s economy, a group of teachers and principals in Oakland plan to donate their federal stimulus checks to 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She and six other principals, whose higher salaries might disqualify them from the coronavirus federal cash aid, also plan to donate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iverson-Comelo estimates about two thirds of the families at her school, which mostly serves low-income students in preschool to fifth grade, have no earnings now. 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Two of their daughters, ages 5 and 10, are U.S. citizens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maria said she was saddened the federal government left out millions of undocumented immigrants from the stimulus package even if they pay taxes, as her husband does through an \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/facts-about-individual-tax-identification-number-itin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Individual Tax Identification Number\u003c/a>. The number allows the Internal Revenue Service to collect billions of dollars in annual contributions from immigrants without a social security number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But upon hearing of the Stimulus Pledge campaign, Maria said she felt encouraged and hopeful the effort by local educators could make a big difference in the undocumented community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am grateful they are fighting and watching out for us, because we are all human beings,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hundreds of educators in San Francisco \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Coronavirus-SF-teachers-pledge-stimulus-checks-15190955.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">are also pledging\u003c/a> their stimulus checks to undocumented immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The effort by Bay Area educators comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom said he and state legislators are considering emergency \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/07/coronavirus-gov-newsom-considers-aid-for-immigrants/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">economic aid\u003c/a> for the unauthorized immigrants in California hard hit by the pandemic and economic slowdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cassandra Chen, a middle school math and science teacher at United for Success Academy in Oakland, said she was compelled to pledge her stimulus check after daily calls with students and their families once in-person classes were cancelled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She quickly realized most were struggling to secure enough food or pay rent, and that many parents did not qualify for the safety net programs available to other residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wish a stimulus package in the wealthiest nation in the world [would] have just taken care of all of the human beings in this global pandemic. 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Married couples filing jointly are eligible for checks of up to $2,400, with an additional $500 for each child under 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Chen said her teacher salary “is not amazing by any stretch of the imagination,” she feels economically stable compared to many of her students’ families because she is still getting paid for her work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"tag":"coronavirus","label":"More Coronavirus Coverage "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I mean, I could certainly use $1,200, but I don't need it. 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