AtMP estimates that over half of all unmarried people are eligible for the Economic Stimulus payments. We guesstimate that up to 60% of all unmarried people could be eligible for for the Earned Income Tax Credit. So don't let political rhetoric about "family values" turn you away - these valuable programs are here for all of us!

The Economic Stimulus Package

Recipients of Social Security payments, veterans' benefits (or both), as well as low-income workers, may be eligible to receive $300 or more - but only if they file federal tax returns.

Normally, certain Social Security payments and veterans' benefits are not subject to income tax, so many individuals receiving them do not file returns. Similarly, certain low-income or self-employed individuals are not normally required to file. Under a special provision of the economic stimulus law, however, Social Security recipients, veterans with disabilities, widows of veterans with disabilities, and railroad retirement benefits recipients who receive at least $3,000 in earned income and/or benefits from these programs may be eligible for economic stimulus payments.

You can only receive a stimulus payment if you file a 2007 tax return and have a valid Social Security number. If you are low-income or elderly, you can take advantage of thousands of free tax preparation sites nationwide. Click here for more information about getting help from volunteers.  Or, you can prepare your tax return online and file it for free. Click here for information on that.

Click here for more information about the Economic Stimulus Payment, or call 800.829.1040. This information was compiled with the assistance of the NonProfit Coordinating Council in New York City.

The Earned Income Tax Credit

According to the IRS website, unmarried people can get money back if their 2007 investment income was $2,900 or less and their earned income and adjusted gross incomes was under:

$37,783 with two or more qualifying children;

$33,241 with one qualifying child;

$12,590 with no qualifying children.

Depending on the amount of your earned and adjusted gross incomes, you could get up to this much back:

$4,716 with two or more qualifying children;

$2,853 with one qualifying child;

$428 with no qualifying children.

Twenty-two states, the District of Columbia, New York City, and Montgomery County, MD, also offer their residents an earned income tax credit, increasing the benefit to low income workers in these areas. Click here for more information about the Earned Income Tax Credit.

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