$725 Monthly Checks Are Real — But Only If You Live Here!

So you ve perhaps seen the headlines or TikToks talking about a stimulus payment hitting people s accounts in May And like the greater part of us your first thought was Wait is that real Good news it is real But before you get too excited let s walk through what it definitely is who qualifies and when the money s landing What s This Payment All About This isn t a nationwide thing and it s not part of a new federal stimulus plan It s a local undertaking in Sacramento County California called the Family First Economic Encouragement Pilot FFESP The goal To help low-income families especially those with young kids deal with the rising cost of well everything Rent food diapers gas you name it Basically the plan is offering per month to select families for one full year That adds up to in total help Not too shabby Who Literally Gets the Not everyone s getting this You had to apply in April and only families were picked through a lottery Here s what made someone eligible You live in Sacramento County specifically in one of these ZIP codes or You have at least one kid under age five Your household income is below of the federal poverty line That s under about for a family of four You re not already getting help from another guaranteed income plan If you ticked all those boxes and got picked in the lottery congratulations You re in When Will You Get Paid The first round of payments went out on May From there it s every month for months so your last payment would land in May If you chose direct deposit it ll show up right in your bank account If not they ll be mailing you a check so make sure your mailing address is current Didn t Get Picked If you didn t apply or weren t selected unfortunately you re not eligible for this undertaking But don t lose hope these types of programs are starting to pop up in more places Other cities and counties around the U S are testing out guaranteed income plans too Keep an eye on your local news or governing body sites You never know when the next opportunity might roll out near you One Last Thing Don t Fall for Scams If someone messages you saying they can get you signed up for this or asks for personal info to release your money it s a scam Only trust info that comes from official leadership websites So yes the stimulus is very real but it s not for everyone and it s not a federal deal It s a Sacramento-based pilot effort meant to patronage local families over the next year If you re one of them check your bank account or mailbox around the th of each month