Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers have reached a deal on a COVID-19 spending package that includes stimulus checks for low-income Californians.
The package, part of the governor’s state budget proposal, will trigger one-time $600 checks for households making below $30,000 as part of the Golden State Stimulus plan. Other households "unfairly excluded from previous federal stimulus payments" will be eligible for the relief payment.
"The agreement would provide the $600 payments to households with ITINs and income below $75,000," a Wednesday news release explained. "ITIN taxpayers who also qualify for the California EITC would receive a total of $1,200. The payments will be provided to these households shortly after they file their 2020 tax returns."
Other Californians, like those enrolled in the CalWORKS and Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, also qualify for the one-time payment.
In all, 5.7 million residents are included.
The agreement also provides grants up to $25,000 for qualifying small businesses, allocates $50 million for cultural institutions, two years of fee relief for restaurants and bars, and $24 million for a program that puts farm and food processing workers in hotels if they’re exposed to the virus and can't isolate.
"As we continue to fight the pandemic and recover, I’m grateful for the Legislature’s partnership to provide urgent relief and support for California families and small businesses where it’s needed most,” Gov. Newsom said.
A vote to approve the deal could come as soon as next week.
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