Orange County closes CARES application portal for last time
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Orange County reopened its CARES application portal one last time on Thursday, giving another 10,000 residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic one last chance to apply for one-time payments of $1,000.
The portal reopened at 8 a.m. on Thursday, December 17th but closed less than an hour later.
This was the last time it opens and only 10,000 applications were accepted, instead of the usual 20,000.
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If they do, to receive the one-time payment, people must:
- Be an Orange County resident
- Have been financially impacted because of COVID-19
- Have both a photo ID and social security card.
- Submit documentation of loss of income, which could include pay stubs or an employer notice of reduced hours, lay-offs, or furloughs.
- The program now allows multiple applicants per household. New applicants in the same household can apply for funding.
You are NOT eligible to receive the money if you or another adult in your household have already received a payment from the Orange County CARES Act Individual and Family Assistance Program.
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Applicants will be notified via email if they have been approved.
For more information, go HERE.
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