Is $5,000 DOGE stimulus check per person or household? Do you qualify? Here's when and what to know about DOGE dividend checks

With the conversation turning to a spending bill to fund the government, some Americans may be wondering what that means for the proposed $5,000 DOGE check, meant to be funded with savings from the Department of Government Efficiency and sent to taxpayers as a dividend.

Here's what we know so far about what these payments might consist of, who could get them, and how New York officials have responded.