Florida families will receive aid checks to “offset” rising inflation

• Thousands of Florida families will receive one-time checks for $450 per child starting this week.
• Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he has set aside $35.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds to send the checks.
• The stimulus is aimed at offsetting costs from inflation, according to state officials.

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Thousands of low-income families in Florida are expected to receive relief checks to help offset the cost of inflation.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration announced Thursday that it is reallocating some of the COVID-19 relief funds and sending $450 per child directly to struggling families across the state.

“This one-time payment helps families who are affected by rising inflation and are preparing to send their children back to school,” Laura Walthall, spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Children and Families, said in a statement to Insider.

The governor has set aside $35.5 million from the $1 billion American Rescue Plan Act to send the checks, according to a release from Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis.

Eligible recipients include foster parents, relative and non-relative caregivers, and families who receive funds from the Florida Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program or the Guardianship Assistance Program, according to Walthall.

The Florida Department of Children and Families said it expects about 59,000 families to receive the check and, like other COVID-19 relief funds, there is no application.