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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cautioned that senior care centers cannot appropriate stimulus checks sent to tenants as part of the second round of payments distributed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) .
“If you, or a loved one, live In an assisted living facility or nursing home, please read the following information. The bill that funds the second round of Economic Impact Payments (EIP) became law. The money, which at the moment is $ 600 for each person who meets the eligibility requirements, it will be shipped over the next few weeks. And, just like last time, the money is going to the PERSON, not where they reside, ”said Lois C. Greisman, Coordinator of the FTC’s Senior Justice Program, in a press release this week.
The entity, which looks after the rights of consumers in the United States, recalled that, during the first round of payments, some nursing homes tried to keep the payments of stimulus for its residents, particularly those with Medicaid . Nursing homes and nursing homes cannot take that money simply because their clients are Medicaid recipients.
“In this EIP 2.0 We hope these centers have learned their lesson. But, for the avoidance of doubt, let me be clear: If you qualify for a payment, that payment is yours. If a loved one is eligible and lives in a nursing home or assisted living facility, the payment goes to that person. The center cannot appropriate the payment or require a person to assign it. Even if this person is on Medicaid, “the spokeswoman insisted.
In case of experiencing a situation like the previous one, the entity urged those affected to inform the attorney general of the corresponding state, as well as the FTC through http://www.ReporteFraude.ftc.gov .
The IRS in coordination with the Department of the Treasury began last week the first shipments by direct deposit of the second round of stimulus checks.
Anyone, including beneficiaries of federal programs, who by mid-January have not yet received the stimulus payment or part of it must claim the money in the federal return year tax 2021 as a “Refund Recovery Credit.”
Recipients of Medicaid and other federal programs such as Social Security will receive the The funds in the same way they received the first, either by direct deposit, paper check or by “Direct Express” card.
