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Pandemic unemployment assistance
Federal pandemic unemployment benefits expire nationwide
Sep 6, 2021
No more gig worker and self-employed benefits, no more extra $300 a week and no more extended aid for the long-term unemployed.
Why people are dropping unemployment benefits before they run out
Jun 29, 2021
In states cutting benefits sooner, deadlines might be motivating some to take job offers. But it's more complicated than that.
As some states forego federal pandemic benefits, workers weigh their options
by
Blake Farmer
Jun 23, 2021
In Tennessee, the governor says everyone should be able to find a job that's a good fit. Workers say it's not that simple.
Although other numbers are falling, the number of people receiving extended unemployment remains high
Jun 10, 2021
Many of them will face the hardest path back into the labor force.
Work rules for SNAP benefits don't lead to more people working, study finds
Jun 9, 2021
But they do reduce the number of people receiving food assistance.
More Republican-led states opting out of federal unemployment payments
May 14, 2021
Republican governors say the added federal benefits are discouraging people from taking jobs.
What the expansion of federal unemployment aid covers
by
David Brancaccio
and Nova Safo
Feb 26, 2021
The headline is that people who’ve turned down work for health and safety reasons can be eligible for federal aid.
For public good, not for profit.
What's included in Congress' $900 billion COVID relief bill?
by
David Brancaccio
, Nancy Marshall-Genzer
, Nova Safo
, Rose Conlon
, Meredith Garretson
, Erika Soderstrom
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 21, 2020
The headline items are $600 checks to individuals and an additional $300 per week in unemployment benefits for many.
Most states have been underpaying Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits
Dec 1, 2020
Instead of calculating PUA benefits based on people’s income, many states have just been paying the minimum benefit.
Unemployment recipients aren't getting support they're eligible for, report finds
by
David Brancaccio
and Nova Safo
Dec 1, 2020
In 29 of 41 states that reported data, people in receipt of pandemic assistance benefits were being paid below the federal poverty line.