During the spread of coronavirus, college students have been displaced across the country. As a student, I work two part time jobs to help my parents pay for tuition, both of which I am unable to continue due to this virus wiping the needs for workers and displacing me from my college campus. Despite this, because I am filed as a dependent, neither myself nor my parents will get any rebates from the government. These stimulus checks will miss 3 of the six members of our family, as my sisters are now 17 and 18, and both file as dependents who are moving to college next year. Because of these odd rules surrounding the upcoming stimulus checks, I will no longer be able to afford to support myself in housing at my college for the summer, and will be unable to attend my internship opportunity if I am unable to pick up a job in Jacksonville (which is insanely tough right now due to current market conditions). I have taken a job at Amazon in my hometown despite warnings as I am attempting to reduce the financial burdens on my family for the coming year, but I was counting on the check additionally to help make up for what I lost due to this pandemic.

While I understand the hesitancy of the government to payout adult dependents, as that would add to the tax cut benefits from their claims, I feel like it would be beneficial for all parties to pursue some kind of financial aid in addition to the rest of the adult population, even if it is only to make up the difference.



All adult dependents are excluded from these checks. While you may think they would then qualify as children for the 500 dollar check, they do not. Families supporting their sons and daughters as college students receive no aid. The students themselves receive no aid. This is all during one of the most expensive times of our lives, as tuition has skyrocketed over recent years.

While there may be good intentions behind the payouts, college age dependents from 17-24 are getting left out in the process, and to right this, I would really appreciate if you took the time to leave a signature.