An estimated 80 million people will get their stimulus payments via direct deposit this week, CNN reported, citing the Treasury Department.
Some in Central Florida have already received their payments. The first eligible are those who have filed their 2018 or 2019 tax returns and have also authorized a direct deposit. [RELATED: Will people on Social Security receive money? | Send money to PayPal account] Others, including those who haven’t filed returns, haven’t authorized direct deposit, or don’t receive Social Security, will have to wait longer for their payments.
The money is part of a $2.2 trillion rescue package passed by Congress in March amid the coronavirus pandemic. For low-income people who are not normally required to file