An online schedule from the IRS lets taxpayers know when to expect their economic stimulus checks to be sent. The schedule is based on the last two digits of your social security number. It could be a welcome boost in these hard economic times, but it will go only to those who have filed their federal tax returns for 2007.
 
Many direct-care workers are eligible for tax relief – not only in the form of the stimulus payment but also through the Earned Income Tax Credit. So if you are a direct-care worker who  has not yet filed a federal tax return, you may want to do so. And if you know direct-care workers who may not have filed, pass on the word.

Elise Nakhnikian is PHI’s Senior Online Editor