The federal government has provided over $850 billion of direct payments to taxpayers

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Source: Various cost estimates from the Congressional Budget OfficeEmbed Download image

Note: HOH refers to the head-of-household tax filing status. The amount of each payment for married couples filing jointly was twice the size of the payment listed for singles above. For each round of payments, the amount started phasing out at an income level of $75,000 for singles, $112,500 for heads of households, and $150,000 for married couples.