Key Takeaways No new federal stimulus payments have been approved for 2026, despite proposals like a $2,000 “tariff dividend.”Proposed payments tied to tariff revenues or government spending cuts are unlikely.

When it comes to those $2,000 stimulus checks, Trump said in February that he is "looking at it very seriously."

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Claims about new stimulus checks, IRS direct deposits, relief payments and tariff dividends spread throughout 2025 — and they’re still circulating in 2026. But is there any truth to them?

Americans could expect the checks in late 2026, Trump told the New York Times in January. When asked when the $2,000 stimulus checks would be available, Trump said, “I would say toward the end of the year," The Hill reported. The president previously discussed sending checks in mid-2026.

It remains unclear when Americans may receive stimulus checks. Here are the latest updates in regards to the checks including statements from Trump.

Trump announced in November that “a dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone” using revenue collected from his sweeping tariffs. He later said that any leftover money would be used to “SUBSTANTIALLY” pay down the nation’s around $38 trillion national debt.

President Donald Trump challenged arguably the biggest obstacle to his proposal to send $2,000 stimulus checks to most Americans.