Limits of ‘affordability checks’ surface as payments begin to arrive in mailboxes

By: Emma Davis

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 1,206

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Kathleen Anderson, 75, doesn’t have to file taxes because her income comes from monthly Social Security checks. But this year, Anderson had to file in order to be eligible for a $300 payment from the state.

Anderson, who lives in an affordable senior housing community in Fairfield, said she’s lucky to have a case manager for her disability who informed her of the opportunity and taught her how to file her taxes, …

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