Unemployment Extension To January 2021
According to the bill s language enhanced unemployment benefits will extend to 11 more weeks from dec.
Unemployment extension to january 2021. The scheme was due to close to new entrants on 31 december. Some states with elevated unemployment rates will continue paying aid via extended benefit programs into 2021. 26 to march 14 2021.
On january 1 2021 unless congress acts to pass a new stimulus package only workers who traditionally qualify for unemployment benefits can continue to receive aid in the new year. Fast forward to may 2021. As he announced the extension of the government s unemployment and food assistance programs to the end of january 2021 prime minister dr.
If current conditions persist another 390 000 people currently receiving regular ui will also lose their benefits as they exhaust the 20 weeks of fed ed extensions. House democrats led by speaker nancy pelosi on the other hand have reiterated the importance of the 600 weekly payment for the millions of unemployed by passing putting a new stimulus bill in the house called the heroes act which includes an extension of the 600 per week extra unemployment payment through to january 2021 as the current fpuc provisions approved in march are set to expire at the end of july. Lansing mi out of work michiganders are now able to apply for 59 weeks of unemployment assistance.
New estimates from the congressional budget office show that extending the extra 600 unemployment benefits until 2021 would boost consumer spending but stifle growth in other areas. To continue to meet the needs of many of. However he warned that the road to full economic recovery will be a long one.
Unemployment benefits will be extended through spring 2021 helping many out of work michiganders. Now with the unemployment rate at 14 7 a figure that will almost certainly rise higher democrats want to extend the program to january 31 2021 and put it in a so called soft cutoff. The pandemic unemployment payment will be extended to 31 march 2021 the minister for social protection heather humphreys has said.