White Households Got Stimulus Checks Faster Than Black Families

With Congress about to debate whether to send another round of relief payments to individuals, a study has found that the last batch of stimulus checks arrived at wealthier, White households more quickly than to those of Blacks and Hispanics.

Nearly seven in 10 adults said that they received their coronavirus economic stimulus payments, approved by Congress in March, as of late May.

Among Whites, 74% reported getting payments by then, compared to 69% who were Black and 64% who were Hispanic, according to a study from the Urban Institute released on Thursday.

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Source: QuickTake

Hispanic households were largely affected because ...