Does The New Stimulus Bill Cover College Students

Here s what we know from the bill.

Does the new stimulus bill cover college students. As forbes pointed out the additional 500 has no age cap which helps high school students college students and other adult dependents according to forbes the democrats second relief plan. Washington public and private colleges universities and trade schools will receive 223 5 million from the federal cares stimulus act. They ve already started distributing half of it to students.

But like many other college students i pay for my own rent my own food and manage my own tuition. Under the coronavirus aid relief and economic. Many students can t rely on their parents to cover these expenses for various reasons one.

A new tax season means many college students or young adults not yet covering all their own expenses could get a total of 1 800 in stimulus relief. Emergency financial help for college students the covid stimulus bill will provide nearly 23 billion to colleges and universities some of which the schools must use to provide emergency financial. Millions of college students and other adult dependents did not receive a stimulus check under the cares act.

Under the cares act families who qualify for the stimulus check get an extra 500 for children who are 16 and under. The new york times stated this clearly about round one. Stimulus checks will be 1 200 per adult or 2 400 for married couples filing jointly and an additional 500 per child subject to income limits.

But it excludes young adults like college students and the disabled who are. Financial aid from the stimulus bill is on the way for college students hit by coronavirus but some are getting left out by katherine long of the seattle times may 4 2020 washington public and.