Americans who need the payments most are getting caught in the middle of a complex back-and-forth. In response to pressure from Congress to speed up the delivery of the latest stimulus checks to people who receive federal benefits, the commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Andrew Saul, posted a lengthy statement in an attempt to explain why tens of millions of recipients are still waiting for payments more than two weeks after the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law. Read Full Story

Millions of people who receive federal benefits have been waiting for their third stimulus checks. Today, they get some clarity. After waiting more than a month for information about their third Economic Impact Payment, millions of Americans who receive federal benefits are finally getting some much-needed clarity. Read Full Story

However, the soonest Americans are likely to receive a third stimulus check is mid-March. If you’re holding out for the third stimulus check, there’s some good news: the next payment is still on track to be $1,400 for many Americans. That’s thanks to House Democrats who have defeated a Republican-led effort to lower the threshold for the next stimulus payment, reports CNN. Read Full Story

A tech watchdog warns that scammers are exploiting popular searches around the IRS stimulus checks. Americans who are still waiting for their stimulus checks or searching for updates on future payments have another obstacle to overcome: Google search results. Read Full Story

A second batch of Economic Impact Payments is on the way, but it could take a few weeks to receive it by USPS. If you’ve been waiting for your third Economic Impact Payment to arrive via the U.S. Postal Service, there’s a chance it could already be in the mail. Read Full Story

The IRS started sending out the third round of stimulus checks in March. So far, millions of people have received their stimulus checks, but many got a payment less than what they were eligible for on the basis of their 2020 tax return. To such people, who have already got the third coronavirus stimulus check, […]

Still, some Americans could wait up to five months to receive their check.

As early as January 6, the IRS Get My Payment tool began telling some users that their stimulus payments were scheduled to be mailed out. When you’re counting on a chunk of money from the government, few statements are more frustrating than “the check’s in the mail,” but that’s essentially what the Internal Revenue Service has been telling taxpayers over the last nine days who are still waiting for their $600 stimulus checks. Read Full Story

Some low-income Americans who are most in need of stimulus checks still need to visit an online portal and register before they can receive a payment. The IRS is signaling that many low-income Americans—the demographic that most desperately needs stimulus checks—have not yet received Economic Impact Payments. Read Full Story

If the IRS gave you a delivery date and you don’t receive it, you can request a payment trace, but you have to wait a certain amount of time first. Did you know you can ask the Internal Revenue Service to trace your stimulus payment if you never receive it? Read Full Story