Are You Like Me? Still Waiting For Stimulus $$$?

Are you going through the same situation I am? Has everybody in your inner circle, whether it be family or friends, already received their third economic stimulus payment, but you're still waiting?

If the answer is yes, listen to this, we're not alone. Western Mass News reports that approximately 30 million Social Security recipients across the country are still waiting for their payments and many of them are located right here in Western Massachusetts.

And many people desperately need this payment. Me? Heck, I'm just trying to plan a mini-vacation when the time is right. But maybe you're different. Maybe you need to pay the rent. Or maybe you just have to buy groceries for a big family. Or, perhaps you have your eye on some bigger ticket items coming up in WUPE's Great Radio Auction, kicking off on Monday.

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Even local legislators are speaking up due to the payment delay. Congressman Richard Neal and the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday sent a letter to the Social Security Administration saying the IRS asked them to send payment files two weeks before the checks were signed into law, giving the SSA a 24-hour deadline to send the files.

According to Western Mass News, Congressman Neal told the news outlet on Thursday that they were notified by the SSA that they have gotten the necessary payment files to the IRS that had been blocking the sending of stimulus payments.

It is still unclear when we can expect our payments, but you can still try the "Get My Payment" tool on the IRS website by clicking here. Oh...and keep your fingers crossed.