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On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 "Stimulus Bill" Public Law 111-5, which provides a one time payment of $250 to each recipient of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Railroad Retirement Benefits and Veterans Disability Compensation or Pension Benefits. These payments are limited to individuals who were eligible for these benefits during the three months prior to the enactment of the ARRA "Stimulus Bill": therefore not all of the aforementioned individuals may receive this payment. The federal government may begin issuing these payments as early as May 2009. It is anticipated that it will take several months to issue payments to all those who are eligible. The purpose of this GIS is to explain how districts must treat these one-time $250 payments when determining eligibility for Temporary Assistance, Food Stamps and the Home Energy Assistance Program.
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