New batch of stimulus checks include additional payments for people who recently filed tax returns
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and last updated 2021-04-23 10:58:49-04
About two million Americans are getting a stimulus check this week, according to the IRS, which has been mailing out the economic impact payments in batches.
So far, the
IRS has distributed more than $379 billion over 161 million payments from the American Rescue Plan, the coronavirus relief measure passed earlier this year under the Biden administration.
The majority of payments in this latest batch are going to people who recently filed their 2020 tax returns.
The IRS says the recent returns provided an updated address for some recipients so they could receive their stimulus check, or it provided more details and allowed for a âplus-upâ payment.