No official plan or schedule for such a payout has been released, and a decision on the checks would have to come from Congress.

The Government Efficiency Department's claim of $175 billion in savings has sparked controversy. Critics question the methodology and accuracy of these figures, raising doubts about their impact on federal fiscal issues.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), linked to former President Donald Trump, claims to have identified $175 billion in government spending savings. This translates to $1,086.96 per individual taxpayer.

DOGE says regulatory changes will save $29.4 billion, but that does not amount to a reduction in government outlays, the initiative's ostensible target.

Many Americans who have an adjusted gross income of under $40,000 owe little or no federal income tax, “especially after factoring in the effects of refundable tax credits, such as the child and earned-income credits,” according to the Pew Research Center.

The campaign to cut government spending is focusing on outside contractors' ability to pad costs by providing hardware and software as part of their federal work.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a nearly 60-page report from Michigan Senator Gary Peters (D- MI), the ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, the 19 Inspectors General (IGs) President Trump fired earlier this year identified billions of dollars more in potential savings to taxpayers than DOGE.

A watchdog group finds that DOGE savings are likely impossible to track for the average American taxpayer, adding doubt to the ongoing debate over how effective the effort has been.