Here’s when New Yorkers can expect to get their ‘inflation refund check’

Millions of New Yorkers will start receiving their so-called “inflation refund checks” in the fall, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday. Roughly 8.2 million households are slated to qualify for the relief payments as part of the state’s $254 billion budget plan. The direct payments of up to $400 will start going out to 8.2 million eligible tax filers starting in October and will continue through November. “Starting in October, over 8 million New Yorkers will get an inflation refund because it’s simple — this is your money and we’re putting it back in your pockets,” Hochul said in a statement.