Friday, October 3, 2008
MORE STIMULUS CHECKS?
Treasury Distributes 1.147 Million Additional Stimulus Checks in September
Washington, DC--The Treasury Department announced today that it distributed 1.147 million stimulus payments, totaling $672 million in the month of September. As of the end of September, a total of 115.957 million payments have been distributed totaling $94.061 billion since disbursements started April 28.
While mass disbursement of stimulus checks ended July 11, small batches of payments continue to be sent out to American households. The Treasury Department will announce updates monthly until the end of the year. The Treasury Department also reminds Americans, especially those seniors and veterans who do not normally file a tax return, to file a return by the October 15th filing deadline to receive a stimulus payment this year.