relief payments

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The program, which was announced in March, offers cash back on gas and weekly relief payments to the company’s delivery drivers as the conflict in the Middle East drives up gas prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The House package proposed checks of about $2,275 a person, including a dividend of roughly $1,650, plus energy relief payments of about $625.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

That also applies to supplementary energy relief payments in Alaska that were in addition to the annual Permanent Fund Dividend, the IRS said.

From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2023

That year, as pandemic relief payments from the federal government were issued to most Americans, including inmates, the combined value of federal prisoner accounts swelled above $140 million.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2023

A final recommendation, taking issue with the broad reach of pandemic relief payments, is that financial interventions should be targeted using predictive analytic screening to identify unemployed workers who are most likely to become homeless.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2022