Stimulus update: Direct payment worth up to $400 to be available for Massachusetts residents in four days

Asher Notheis

March 11, 06:28 AM March 11, 06:28 AM

In only four days, recipients of the Chelsea Eats program in Chelsea, Massachusetts, will receive their first payment of up to $400.

The program will give 738 households payments ranging from $200 to $400 on March 15 to help them buy food and pay their utility bills. The city intends to distribute these payments via debit cards in early March and have all the cards activated by March 15, a Chelsea city spokesperson told the Washington Examiner.

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"The city notified recipients directly via correspondence," the spokesperson said. "All recipients need to come in person to pick up their card on their assigned day."

This payment will be the first of three payments that recipients will receive from this program. A second and third payment will be issued to recipients in April and May, respectively.

The amount people will receive from this payment will depend on the recipient's household size. A household of one will receive a payment of $200, a household of two will get $300, and any household with three or more people will receive a payment of $400.

To be selected for this program, applicants had to be residents of Chelsea with a household income of 30% less than the area median. For a household of one, this income level would be $29,450, and for a household of two, it would be $33,650. The income limit increases slightly for each additional person in a household.

Additional information about this program can be found on Chelsea's webpage on COVID-19 emergency assistance programs.