The two direct payments worth up to $1,700 going out to thousands of Americans this week – see if you’re eligible

NEARLY half a million taxpayers are set to receive direct payments in just days.

As there are no plans for a fourth stimulus check, some states have stepped up to relieve Americans with rising inflation.

Two states in particular, Maine and Oregon, will be sending out direct payments to eligible residents.

Maine's payments will come in the form of tax rebates while Oregon's Department of Revenue (DOR) is issuing stimulus checks.

Maine's rebates

Maine has been providing payments to residents since the start of June.

Eligible individuals are given checks worth $850 while the average family receives $1,700.

To qualify, individuals must not exceed $100,000 in income.

However, heads of the household and couples can have an income of $150,000 and $200,000.

The rebates depend on your 2021 tax returns, which must be filed by October 31.

Additionally, it's important to note that you must not be claimed as a dependent on another tax return.

There's no specific order by which the payments are going out, according to the Department of Administrative Financial Affairs.

Payments will hit bank accounts depending on when taxes were issued. 

Nearly 200,000 tax rebates are set to go out each week, so most payments will be issued by June 30.

Oregon's stimulus

In March, lawmakers in Oregon approved a one-time payment of $600 to eligible residents.

The checks will be given under the state’s $141.8million One-Time Assistance plan and should be given to over 236,000 taxpayers.

The payments will be issued to low-income workers who worked during the pandemic.

Those eligible needed to qualify for and claim the Earned Income Tax Credit on their 2020 tax return before the December 31, 2021 deadline or April 15 for an amended return, according to the DOR.

To get the checks, residents must have lived in Oregon for the past six months.

The DOR said that checks started going out last week and should be received by July 1.

It is issuing 136,640 direct deposit payments and 99,647 paper checks. 

The five stimulus checks and direct payments worth up to $1,700 going out to millions of Americans in July.

Plus, Americans now get more time to claim a direct payment worth up to $975 as the deadline gets extended.