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.

A stimulus check based on DOGE savings would require Congressional approval—and, to date, no bills have been introduced to either the House of Representatives or the Senate proposing such a payment. Given the perilous state of budget negotiations, you’re unlikely to see one soon as it would serve as nothing but a distraction.