Coronavirus stimulus checks ‘missing’ more than a week after IRS says they were deposited
A NUMBER of Americans claim they still haven’t received their coronavirus stimulus payments at least a week after the Internal Revenue Service said they were sent out.
One of them is David Charles, who said he spent a week trying to get answers as to why he still haven’t received his $1,200 payment from the federal government.
Charles, who told WFLA he suffers from chronic health problems, said he desperately needed the money for food.
He also said that his once-frequent handyman jobs in Florida have also dwindled since the pandemic.
Luckily, the Floridian activated a PayPal prepaid Mastercard specifically for his stimulus check.
The company reached out to Charles on Tuesday and offered to front the money while they work to get his money from the IRS.
“(They said) whatever is the problem, it’s not your fault,” Charles told the news station.
“We’re going to deposit the money in your account from our bank and then just wait on the IRS to send the money to your bank account.”
The Tampa Bay resident is one of several others whose stimulus checks have yet to hit their bank accounts, despite the IRS website saying the deposits were delivered on April 29.
A spokesman for Congressman Gus Bilirakis told WFLA his office has received similar complaints, which they’ve asked the IRS to look into.
The IRS didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from The Sun.
Charles’ check troubles comes as support continues to grow for another coronavirus stimulus bill that would send Americans $2,000 a month during the crisis.
More than 50 Democratic lawmakers signed a letter in April encouraging monthly direct payments as part of a fourth coronavirus response bill.
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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has hinted that more checks could be coming.
Mnuchin told Fox News on Monday that President Donald Trump is ready to send out more stimulus payments to support American businesses and workers if necessary.
“If we need to put more money out to support American business and American workers, the president is absolutely prepared to do that,” he told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo.