How the stimulus bills benefit you
The $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill will benefit Californians at local, state and federal levels. The bill includes $1,400 checks, expanded unemployment benefits, the biggest-ever expansion of Obamacare, and new tax credits for people with children. Here’s what to expect and how it will affect you personally.
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A closer look at what’s in the COVID-19 economic relief bill, including when the $1,400 checks would arrive and who would get unemployment.
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Los Angeles opened applications for its rent-relief program, which aims to help tenants and landlords with debt stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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California on Monday opened applications for a rent relief program that aims to help those most affected by the pandemic. Funds from the program could wipe away rent debt accumulated by low-income tenants through the end of March.
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Roughly 29 million Americans stand to benefit from the first substantive federal expansion of Obamacare since 2010.
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California’s economic recovery package includes $600 stimulus checks for low-income residents and aid for small businesses.
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In all, the state will provide 5.7 million payments to low-income Californians as part of the $9.6-billion economic recovery package.
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L.A. Optimized is a free city program designed to help small businesses weather the pandemic by bolstering their websites, social media presence and e-commerce capabilities.
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Did you collect unemployment benefits, create a home office, pick up gig work or pay big medical bills in 2020? Those kinds of changes can have tax implications.
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President Biden’s executive orders and other directives include such topics as the eviction, stimulus checks, food benefits, worker safety, student loans and anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
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Mortgage interest rates are below 3%, leading to a wave of refinances and home purchases. If you’ve had a bankruptcy or been in a forbearance, you can still take advantage, but restrictions exist.
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The new stimulus bill passed by Congress includes $25 billion in rental relief for struggling tenants, $2.6 billion of which is coming to California. Can I apply?
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The bill extends protections approved last summer that were set to expire Sunday.
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The new coronavirus economic stimulus package includes direct payments to many Americans. How much can I expect to get and when?
