Select families in Florida are receiving $450 one-time payments to help with rising costs due to inflation.
The checks are being sent to families with adopted or foster children as part of state first lady Casey DeSantis’s “Hope Florida — A Pathway to Prosperity” initiative.
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The families benefitting from this program have been receiving checks in the mail, along with a letter from Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican.
Governor spokeswoman Christina Pushaw confirmed the authenticity of the checks and letters being sent out to families in a tweet last month.
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“This one-time payment can be used for anything from buying diapers to fueling up at the pump,” the letter from the DeSantis said.
The checks are continuing to make their way to families as the state observes a sales tax holiday for school supplies until Aug. 7 in preparation of the next school year.
