Orange County closes application portal for $1,000 stimulus after about an hour
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Orange County has closed its CARES application portal after a little over an hour of being open, giving another 20,000 residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic another chance to apply for one-time payments of $1,000.
The portal reopened at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, December 8th. It closed by 9:08 a.m.
It is unclear if Orange County will reopen the application portal again.
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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.
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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.
Applicants will be notified via email if they have been approved.
For more information, go HERE.
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