Nebraska families who receive Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) are about to get a boost with an extra payment of $1200. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services will be issuing a one-time supplemental payment to ADC recipients who received a payment in July 2021.
With the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, Nebraska received a $4.4 million allotment to assist eligible families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This payment is intended to be used by eligible families for any crisis needs they may have such as emergency housing, utility payments, food, clothing, and back-to-school expenses.
Recipients will not need to take any action to receive the one-time payment which will be available on August 31 on their designated ReliaCard or through a direct deposit option used for their regular ADC payments. The pandemic emergency assistance payment will not affect the regular ADC payment a family receives.
Households issued a July 2021 ADC payment after August 26, 2021, will receive their one-time emergency assistance payment after initial approval.