Overview

• The state started sending checks on Friday, with deliveries continuing through November and amounts ranging from $150 to $400 depending on filing status and income.
• Eligibility is based on 2023 Form IT-201 filings, qualifying income thresholds, and not being claimed as a dependent, with no application or sign-up required.
• Officials say more than 8 million households will receive payments under a $2 billion program approved in the current state budget.
• Hochul’s office reports scammers are using texts, emails, voice messages, and mail to solicit bank or payment information, and stresses that the Tax Department and IRS do not call or text for personal data.
• Residents are urged to block and delete suspicious messages, hang up on threatening calls, avoid in‑person meetings, and report suspected scams to the Tax Department or via the Consumer Helpline at 800-697-1220.