Americans can now claim $200 monthly in direct payments, all they have to do is to get qualified.
Dollar bills, waiting to be claimed. (Photo: CNBC)
How to Qualify for the $200 Monthly In Direct Payments, and How It Started
The $2oo monthly income program is run by The Local Sound Collaborative, a music and arts organization based in Rochester, New York. The cooperative launched the program in 2022, giving five Americans the opportunity to receive a monthly income of $200. This time, the cooperative is expanding, allowing them to extend up to six participants. On the topic of how to qualify for the program, certain criteria must be met. You should be a Greater Rochester local and you must be a part of the local music community within said area. All roles that fit within the local music community are accepted. You must also be 18 years old and above to qualify for the $200 monthly in direct payments. Of the six spots that the cooperative will welcome, three of those will be reserved for people of color.
Those who are eligible can apply online until June 3 of this year. The first round of payments will start on December 3, and the participants will receive $200 monthly for a year. The program is not only limited to Rochester. Two programs are now available in California. There is one program in Sacramento that offers 80 households $500 monthly in direct payments. There are also programs in El Monte, a suburb of Los Angeles, and Ohio.
The program will also depend on family size and income. For instance, a single adult should earn less than $28, 405. The rest of the family sizes need to earn less than stated below:
- One adult, one child: $49,945
- One adult, two children: $65,880
- One adult, three children: $79,500
- Two adults: $43,201
- Two adults, one child: $64,273
- Two adults, two children: $79,500
- Household of five: $93,120
- Household of six: $106,740
- Household of seven: $120,360
- Household of eight: $133,980
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Why Start A Program that Offers $200 Monthly to Americans?
Why give out $200 monthly in direct payments with no strings attached? According to The Local Sound Collaborative themselves, they start these programs to save local artists from falling into a lower income level. This would allow them to carry on with their artistic passion without having to worry too much about their finances over time. This would also encourage aspiring artists that fall within the low-income class to pursue their passion without having to worry too much about money. $200 monthly is already a huge help.
Seeing organizations like The Local Sound Collaborative help their fellow artists thrive by giving out financial assistance such as $200 monthly in direct payments proves that there are still people that have goodness in their hearts, and people just want to see other people succeed in their goals in life. $200 monthly may not seem much to some, but it is definitely something.
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