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Newsom Signs Economic Relief Package, Sending $600 Stimulus Payments To Low-Income Californians

Publication: Capitol Public Radio

Millions of low-income and undocumented Californians will get $600 relief payments after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping stimulus package to aid those hit hardest by the pandemic, including small businesses. 

The governor approved the plan at Solomon’s Deli in downtown Sacramento Tuesday morning, where he dodged several questions on plans to reopen schools for in-person learning as negotiations resumed. 

Newsom praised the $7.6 billion plan as a way to help businesses and individuals that did not benefit from federal stimulus packages.

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It includes enough money to send an estimated 5.7 million low-income, disabled and undocumented Californians a $600 rebate when they file their 2020 taxes.

Those eligible include:

  1. Households that earn less than $30,000 annually and qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit
  2. Nonresident tax filers who earn up to $75,000
  3. CalWORKS recipients
  4. Individuals enrolled in Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) 

“This is such an important bill, because it gets millions of hardworking Californians instant money that they so desperately need during this tough time,” said Assembly Budget Chairman Phil Ting (D–San Francisco).