One simple criteria you have to meet to receive ‘tariff dividends’ of $2,000’ as Trump shares payout date

President Donald Trump’s newest proposal — a $2,000 “tariff dividend” — has sparked one big question among Americans: When will the money actually arrive?

Trump has recently reiterated his promise to issue cash payments as a sort of reward for the years of high tariffs enacted under his administration, generating both excitement and confusion.

Trump suggested the dividend could hit bank accounts “by the middle of next year, a little bit later than that,” but offered few solid details.

“We’ve taken in hundreds of billions of dollars in tariff money. We’re going to be issuing dividends,” Trump said this month, announcing that the payments would target “low, moderate and middle incomes.”