Some good news for those essential workers that have applied and qualified for hero pay.
The office of the state comptroller announced that qualified applicants will begin seeing their payments starting in early February.
The Hero Pay program was designed to compensate essential workers with $1,000 for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We can never fully repay essential workers for the unimaginable sacrifices they made throughout an unprecedented pandemic, and these payments, which will be arriving in the coming weeks, are just one way we can show our immense appreciation for them," Comptroller Sean Scanlon's office said in a statement.
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Details regarding the exact date and schedule will be divulged in the coming weeks.
