Overview
- Checks began going out in late September and will be delivered in batches through October and November via USPS, with no online tracking available.
- About 8.2 million households will automatically receive $150–$400 based on 2023 IT-201 filings, income thresholds and not being claimed as a dependent.
- Officials say the payments are subject to federal income tax, so recipients must report them on their 2025 federal returns because no withholding applies.
- Residents are being warned about phishing texts, emails, calls and mailers seeking bank or personal data, and agencies say they never contact taxpayers to solicit such information.
- The $2 billion program, funded by higher sales-tax receipts, is proceeding during the federal shutdown as USPS says mail service remains in operation.