July $1,000 California checks: How do I know if I’ve been granted one?
In Los Angeles County, California, the Breathe Program continues mailing $1,000 checks. Here’s how to know if you’ve been granted this financial benefit.
Los Angeles County, California, continues to send $1,000 monthly payments through the Breathe Program, a guaranteed income program for low-income residents.
The program first opened applications on March 31, 2022 and closed on April 13 of that same year. Payments began to be sent out in June of last year. Since then, Breathe Program recipients have been receiving a monthly payment of $1,000 and will continue to receive it for several years.
These beneficiaries were randomly selected last year after applying for the program. As for this month’s payment, the money will be sent beginning July 15. Payments are deposited each month to debit cards.
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Extension to the Breathe Program in Los Angeles, California
Thanks to the success of the Breathe Program last year, it has been extended. This year another call was launched for applications to receive $1,000 a month for two years. To be eligible for the program, individuals must:
- Reside in LA County.
- Be at least 21 years old, but under 24 as of September 1, 2023.
- Have been in foster care up to or after the age of 18.
- Have an income equal to or less than 100% of the area median income for a household of one person or 120% for a household of two or more.
- Have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The acceptance of applications closed on July 3. As established, only 200 people will be chosen. Here’s how to know if you have been selected as one of the beneficiaries.
July $1,000 California checks: How do I know if I’ve been granted one?
If you applied, you must wait for the administrators to contact you if you are chosen. Program administrators will use the contact information you provided in your application.
According to the Breathe program website, 200 participants will be randomly selected by the research team at the University of Pennsylvania’s Guaranteed Income Research Center as a blind drawing. The date and time of the application will not impact the selection process, as long as they it was submitted within the open enrollment period.
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Since this is also an independent research study on guaranteed income programs, applicants will be asked a series of questions. These questions are solely for the purpose of compiling a database for the study and will also have no impact on the selection process.
Those people who were not selected will also receive an email. For more details about financial support and upcoming projects, visit the Web portal of the Breathe Program.