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A group of 28 Democrats in the Senate asked the Treasury Department to ensure that Homeless people receive $ 1, 400 dollar aid to be approved in the next few weeks.
“As Americans across the country struggle to maintain stable and safe housing, our government must do everything possible to find people where they are and provide help,” said the Senator Kirsten Gillibrand .
Reports from 2020 indicated that from a group of at least 12 million Americans several took months to receive help and others still do not receive it .
The IRS even launched a campaign to locate to those people, the majority with salaries less than $ 12, 000 dollars anu ales –so they do not report taxes– and a high number of homeless people.
Civil organizations that work with these groups of people have sought ways to help them, for Senators are asking the IRS to support their work and intensify campaigns for the support that advances in Congress .
“Across the country, social service organizations have created innovative solutions to conduct outreach and support, but they cannot do it alone” , he said Senator Grillibrand. “I am confident that the Treasury Department will take action and work with us to ensure that people without a permanent address, bank account, or government-issued ID do not have to struggle (to receive aid).”
There are actions that senators ask the Treasury Department:
- Post specific procedures on how people without a permanent address, a government issued ID or bank account can access your payment.
- Expand the guide for those who do not file taxes and provide additional options for people to claim their payments .
- Internet is insufficient, senators warn: most of those people do not have access to that service.
- Work with the Department of Viv ienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD) to carry out outreach activities to social service organizations and local care spaces.
The letter was addressed to the secretary Janet Yellen , who is reminded that the round of $ 600 dollars continues in distribution for millions of people difficult to locate, but in need of receiving funds.
“Homeless people have been disproportionately affected by the negative health effects of COVID – 14 and the unprecedented economic crisis … overcrowding in shelters, lack of basic hygiene and sanitation in open-air camps, and barriers to accessing medical care and economic opportunities are additional challenges ”, they indicate. “We must make sure these communities are not left behind while the Treasury Department distributes financial aid payments.”
