Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner in Washington, Jenniffer González, gave details about the aid package approved by the federal senate, and that is now going to the House, which includes $ 1,400 for individuals.
In an interview with WKAQ, González explained that unlike the latest aid, the $ 600 and $ 1,200, the dependents of legal age are eligible. “In the previous coronavirus stimuli, family care, the $ 600 and $ 1,200 were just for you and your dependent under 17, this time the older dependents qualify, if you have your mother you qualify. We have to wait for the IRS guides and the Treasury Department to be issued, but they are contained, ”he noted.
Regarding the project, the official stated “there are two major changes, namely the abolition of the increase in the federal minimum wage and the reduction from $ 400 to $ 300 for weekly unemployment. Those are the only two major amendments to the bill, so Parliament has two options, one, whether to approve the measure as it comes from the Senate, what the President of Parliament said will happen, and from happens this week, the president would sign it this weekend, giving the Treasury Department two or three weeks to publish the rules and guidelines ”.
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In addition to the help of the $ 1,400 and funds allocated to the states and territories to manage the situation of the COVID-19 coronavirus, González spoke about credits for minors, which makes the project possible for the teachers responsible for this to now can apply in their file the same if you have one or two in your charge.
“ The island store credit is only eligible if one has three or more children and puts it back on the payroll, this time the first and second child of each household can be eligible and it is increased from two thousand dollars to three thousand dollars. per minor, and if under the age of six, $ 3,600 per minor. It is filed in the normal return, and of course, at the end of the year, it must also be filed with the IRS and that refund is received. This will affect 355 families in Puerto Rico and could generate nearly a billion dollars a year in people’s pockets for the next five years, ”he added.