{"id":194,"date":"2025-08-26T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/?p=194"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:20:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:20:50","slug":"are-people-really-getting-a-stimulus-check-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/are-people-really-getting-a-stimulus-check-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Are people really getting a Stimulus check in 2025?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This question is spreading quickly online.\u00a0The answer is no new federal stimulus checks are approved in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only a limited group of taxpayers received leftover credits from prior years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Federal Stimulus in 2025: What Is True?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The IRS confirmed that no new <a href=\"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/1300-stimulus-check-2025\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/1300-stimulus-check-2025\/\">stimulus program <\/a>is in place for 2025. Any economic impact payment requires an act of Congress, and no such bill has passed.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The only legitimate payments in 2025 were automatic $1,400 Recovery Rebate Credit disbursements to about 1 million people who failed to claim them on their 2021 tax returns. These were sent in early 2025.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The deadline to claim those 2021 credits closed on April 15, 2025. No further federal claims are available.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rumors About New Payments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Claims of a $1,390 stimulus check in late summer 2025 are false. Both the IRS and fact-checkers confirmed no such payment exists.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A proposed American Worker Rebate Act has been discussed by lawmakers, but it has not been passed into law. It cannot be considered a stimulus program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State-Level Payments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some states continue to run their own relief programs. For example:<br>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alaska pays its Permanent Fund Dividend ($1,702 in 2025).<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other states, such as California and New York, offer tax credits or pilot income support programs.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These are state benefits, not federal stimulus checks, and vary widely by eligibility.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Verify Any IRS Payment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check <a href=\"http:\/\/IRS.gov\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"IRS.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRS.gov<\/a> only for official announcements.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use \u201cWhere\u2019s My Refund?\u201d or \u201cGet My Payment\u201d tools directly on the <a href=\"http:\/\/IRS.gov\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"IRS.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRS website<\/a>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ignore emails, texts, or social media posts claiming to offer direct stimulus checks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Are new stimulus checks coming in 2025?<\/strong><br>No. There are no new federal stimulus programs approved for 2025.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What were the IRS payments in early 2025?<\/strong><br>The IRS automatically sent up to $1,400 to eligible taxpayers who did not claim their 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Is the $1,390 stimulus check real?<\/strong><br>No. It is a debunked rumor with no IRS backing.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Can I still claim a past stimulus payment?<\/strong><br>No. The final deadline to claim the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit was April 15, 2025.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Are states offering relief in 2025?<\/strong><br>Yes. Some states like Alaska, California, and New York continue independent relief programs.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How do I avoid stimulus scams?<br><\/strong>Only trust announcements from <a href=\"http:\/\/IRS.gov\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"IRS.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRS.gov<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/Treasury.gov\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"Treasury.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treasury.gov<\/a>. Avoid third-party links or unsolicited messages.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/irs-announces-special-payments-going-this-month-to-1-million-taxpayers-who-did-not-claim-2021-recovery-rebate-credit-encourages-non-filers-about-approaching-deadline-to-claim-credits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRS Newsroom &#8211; Recovery Rebate Credit payments<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/taxes\/irs-sending-payments-to-one-million-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kiplinger &#8211; IRS special payments<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/4225dbe6c3e67499166a01ad4c3a7235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press &#8211; No new stimulus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/trending\/article\/stimulus-check-1390-rumor-20820365.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Chronicle &#8211; Debunking the $1,390 rumor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This question is spreading quickly online.\u00a0The answer is no new federal stimulus checks are approved in 2025.\u00a0 Only a limited group of taxpayers received leftover credits from prior years. 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Rumors About New Payments State-Level Payments How to Verify Any IRS Payment FAQ Sources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":195,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":5,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-irs-tax-news","tag-stimulus-payment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196,"href":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194\/revisions\/196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}