Stimulus check update: Applications for monthly payments worth $500 open in six days

Asher Notheis May 26, 10:39 AMMay 26, 10:39 AM Video Embed

Massachusetts residents only have to wait six days before a guaranteed income program for $500 monthly payments will start accepting applications.

The applications for the program, titled Rise Up Cambridge, will open on June 1 and close on July 31, and recipients will be approved on a rolling basis.

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To qualify for the program, an applicant must be a resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts, be at least 18 years old, and have at least one person in his or her household under 21. The household’s income must also be at or below 250% of the federal poverty level.

The income requirement for a household’s eligibility depends on how many people live in the household. Households of two people, such as a mother and a child, will be eligible if they make no more than $49,300 a year, and households of three will be eligible if their annual income does not go over $62,150. The income limit increases slightly with every additional household member.

The payments are intended to help households with at least one child and are being funded by a $22 million commitment from the city. Recipients selected for the program will be given monthly installments of $500 for 18 months for a total of $9,000. There is no restriction as to what the recipients can spend the funds on.

In addition to receiving the monthly payments, recipients can make money by participating in surveys or by documenting their experiences in the program. These surveys or documents will be optional, but those who partake in them will be compensated for the time spent on the side projects.

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The money recipients get from the monthly installments will not need to be reported as taxable income.

More information can be found on the Rise Up Cambridge website.

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