Florida Gives $450 Back-to-School Stimulus Checks to Struggling Families

Not everyone is happy with continued spending

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis walks off stage after speaking at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit held at the Tampa Convention Center on July 22, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Nearly 60,000 Florida families will be receiving stimulus checks to help cover back-to-school expenses for their children, but the checks are causing controversy with other Floridians.

July 25 is the start of the annual back-to-school tax holiday season, when school-related items such as clothes, shoes, and even computers can be purchased tax-free.

Foster parents, relative and non-relative caregivers, and any family receiving cash assistance through the Florida Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program are eligible to receive a one-time payment of $450 per child to help offset costs for the coming school year.