October 31, 2008
HP-1245

Treasury Distributes 1.416 Million Additional Stimulus Checks in October

Washington, DC--The Treasury Department announced today that it has distributed 1.416 million stimulus payments, totaling $976.561 million in the month of October.  As of the end of October, a total of 117.372 million payments have been distributed totaling $95.038 billion since disbursements started April 28.

While mass disbursement of stimulus checks ended July 11, small batches of payments continue to be sent out to American households.  The Treasury Department will announce updates monthly until the end of the year. 

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