About 300,000 low-income essential workers throughout Massachusetts should expect to receive $500 payments from the Baker administration next week.
Checks will be mailed out starting Monday.
State officials will use 2021 tax returns to determine eligibility. People must have earned at least $13,500, with their total income below 300% of the federal poverty level.
That equates to a maximum income threshold for a single filer of $38,640. The maximum threshold is $52,260 for a household of two, $65,880 for a household of three, $79,500 for a household of four, $93,120 for a household of five, $106,740 for a household of six, $120,360 for a household of seven and $133,980 for a household of eight.