direct payments
Funds sent directly
Direct payments are government benefits sent straight to individuals rather than routed through employers, states, or other intermediaries.
The term gained wide currency during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the U.S. government issued stimulus checks to citizens: Many families relied on direct payments to cover rent.
In agricultural policy, direct payments refer to subsidies paid to farmers regardless of market prices.
- bank transfersElectronic money transmissions
- cut out the middlemanRemove unnecessary intermediaries
- disability benefitsPayments for those unable to work
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- universal basic incomeGuaranteed payments to all
no strings attached · safety net · stimulus packages · pandemic relief · veterans' benefits · unemployment benefits · means tested · tax rebates · aid · social security · housing assistance · agricultural subsidies · cash · welfare · crop insurance · disbursement · electronic · cash transfer
- benefitsadvantage, healthcare coverage, dental insurance, benefit, health screening
- economic stimulusstimulus, stimulus package, stimulus packages, fiscal stimulus, economic relief
- government benefitsfood stamps, unemployment insurance, Social Security, disability benefits, public assistance
- EU farm policyfarm subsidies, rural development, decoupling, greening, modulation
- farm subsidiesfarm subsidies, crop subsidies, farm support, subsidy programs, income support
- relief aidemergency aid, relief supplies, disaster relief, relief workers, aid workers
direct paymentsvouchers
Redeemable credit documents
tax credits · in-kind benefits · food stamps · housing vouchers · subsidies
direct paymentsblock grants
Flexible federal-to-state funding
infrastructure investment · loan guarantees · tax deductions · matching funds