IR-2021-87, April 15, 2021
WASHINGTON The Internal Revenue Service today continued an ongoing effort to help those experiencing homelessness during the pandemic by reminding people who don t have a permanent address or a bank account that they may still qualify for Economic Impact Payments and other tax benefits.
While Economic Impact Payments continue to be made automatically to most people, the IRS can t issue a payment to eligible Americans when information about them isn t available in the tax agency s systems.
To help people experiencing homelessness, the rural poor and other historically under-served groups, the IRS urges community groups, employers and others to share information about Economic Impact Payments and help more eligible people file a tax return so they can receive everything they re entitled to. IRS.gov has a variety of information and tools to help people receive the Economic Impact Payments.
The VA delivers approximately $118 billion annually in benefits and services for veterans and their families, ranging from disability compensation, pension and fiduciary, education, home loan guaranty, vocational rehabilitation and employment, life insurance, and transition and economic development.
VA program offers veterans access to banking services Charles S. Tapp II February 11 Packs of freshly printed $20 bills are processed for bundling and packaging at the U.S. Treasury s Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington on July 20, 2018. (Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images) As chief financial officer at the Veterans Benefits Administration, I am responsible for ensuring veterans and their beneficiaries receive the monetary benefits they deserve. While most veterans opt to receive benefits through direct deposit which is faster, safer and cheaper than getting a paper check in the mail we noticed a significant number of veterans did not have bank accounts and were still receiving checks or prepaid debit cards.
Oxford VFW Post 334 received an email request for 25 children s winter coats, hats, gloves and mittens from the Lake Orion and Oxford elementary schools.
VFW Post member Bob Mahan and his wife Cindy shopped for the children s coats at Meijer in Auburn Hills. When a store employee asked if he could help, Mahan explained what the coats were for. The employee called the department manager who called the store director to share the information.
Store Director Rob Aquilina offered the post a $1,000 gift card to buy 33 children s winter coats.
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By Saturday, Dec. 19, 17 post and auxiliary families had also donated and the total collected was 124 winter coats, 168 mittens and gloves and 67 hats. The week before Christmas the donations were delivered to the Lake Orion and Oxford elementary schools.