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Where is my stimulus money?

Credit: WKBW Buffalo
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Where is my stimulus money?
Where is my stimulus money?
Where is my stimulus money?

AS LAWMAKERS TALKABOUT ANOTHERROUND OF DIRECTRELIEF PAYMENTS TOAMERICANS... MANYARE STILL WAITINGFOR THEIR FIRSTSTIMULUS CHECK.THE I-R-S HAS SENTPAYMENTS TO 140MILLION PEOPLE.BUT WHAT'S CAUSINGTHE DELAYS FOREVERYONE ELSE?7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ED REILLYIS WORKING TO MAKESURE THE PEOPLE INPOWER ARE DOINGWHAT'S RIGHT.WHEN WILL I RECEIVESOMETHING?EVERYONE ELSEAROUND ME HASRECEIVED SOMETHING.THAT IS WHY ICONTACTED YOU GUYSTO SEE IF YOU CANLOOK INTO THIS(68-YEAR-OLD RETIREEWILLIE FELDER FROMBUFFALO ISWONDERING WHY .

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.MORE THAN A MONTHAFTER THE IRSSTARTED SENDINGSTIMULUS PAYMENTS.

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HE HAS NOTRECEIVED ONE.(I'M GREATLYDISAPPOINTED IN THESYSTEMFELDER SAID HECHECKS THE IRSWEBSITE OFTEN TOSEE WHAT HISPAYMENT STATUS IS.IT CONTINUALLY TELLSME 'NOT AVAILABLE'(MAKING THINGS MOREFRUSTRATING .

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.FELDER SAID HECANNOT CONTACTANYONE AT THE IRS TOGET ANSWERS.(SO, I JUST FEEL LIKE I'MAT A TOTAL LOSSKELLY SCHULER FROMBATAVIA IS ALSOWAITING FOR THEMONEY(THE FRUSTRATION ISWHEN YOU GO INTOTHE IRS WEBSITE.

ITBASICALLY TELLS YOUTHAT YOU'VE DONESOMETHING WRONGWITHOUT TELLING HOWTO FIX IT OR WHAT IT ISTHAT YOU DID WRONGSCHULER IS DISABLEDAND IS COUNTING ONTHE STIMULUSPAYMENT FOR HE ANDHIS WIFE.(EVERYDAY I GET UP TOCHECK ON ITAND JACOB PRICEFROM NORTH COLLINS- ALSO DISABLED -ASKED US TO SEE IFWE COULD FIND OUTWHY HIS PAYMENT HASNOT COME(NO RESULT BACK.

IT ISJUST AN AUTOMATEDSERVICE.

YOU CALLAND CAN'T GETTHROUGHACCORDING TO THEIRS WEBSITE .

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.STIMULUS PAYMENTSARE CONTINUING.(MOST PEOPLERECEIVING SOCIALSECURITY WILLRECEIVE THE MONEY,IN THE SAME WAY,THEY GET THEIRBENEFITS.(AND SOME PAYMENTSARE NOW BEINGMAILED.THAT IS YOUR MONEY.YOU WANT TO MAKESURE YOU ARE USINGITTHE BETTER BUSINESSBUREAU REMINDSPEOPLE TO WATCHTHE MAIL BECAUSE"ECONOMIC IMPACTPAYMENT DEBITCARDS "ARE COMINGIN PLAIN ENVELOPESFROM "MONEYNETWORKCARDHOLDERSERVICES.""THEY ARE FILLING INTHE HOLES ANDTRYING TO MAKE SUREEVERYONE GETS THEIRSTIMULUS, SO THEYARE USING THIS DEBITCARD.

SO AGAIN, IT ISCOMING IN ANUNMARKED ENVELOPE.YOU WANT TO MAKESURE YOU OPEN IT.THAT IS YOUR MONEYWE FOUND REACHINGANYONE AT THE IRS TOBE DIFFICULT AS MANYIRS SERVICES ARELIMITED ORSUSPENDED DURINGTHE PANDEMIC.NATS - THE PHONENUMBER IS NOT INSERVICESO, THE MOST WECOULD DO IS LEAVE AVOICE MAIL.ACCORDING TO WHAT'SON THE WEBSITE .

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ITSAYS THE IRS IS NOTABLE TO CORRECT ORISSUE ADDITIONALPAYMENTS AT THISTIME.

BUT IT WILL BEPOSTING MOREINFORMATION IN THEFUTURE ABOUT THEACTIONS PEOPLE CANTAKE TO FIX STIMULUSPAYMENT PROBLEMS.ED REILLY 7EYEWITNESS NEWS.(

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