Maine distributes $300 affordability checks to residents

The state of Maine is distributing $300 affordability checks to more than 500,000 residents. Funded by the state’s rainy-day fund, the payments are being sent automatically to individuals who meet specific criteria.

To qualify, residents must have filed their 2025 state taxes and fall below certain income thresholds. For individual filers, the cutoff is $50,000; for heads of household, it is $75,000; and for married couples filing jointly, the limit is $100,000. Those who did not file state taxes because their income was not taxable, such as those primarily on Social Security, may still be eligible if they file a state tax return by the October 15 deadline.

As of recent reporting, the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services has issued 367,211 of the expected 514,000 checks.