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‘Every Bit Helps, But I Know I Can't Rely on It': Americans React to New Unemployment Benefits a Year Into the Pandemic
Tens of millions of Americans and their families are waiting for the latest enhanced unemployment benefits to show up in their bank accounts.
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What to Know About Unemployment Benefits in the New Covid Relief Package
President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act on Thursday, which continues pandemic unemployment at $300 per week until Labor Day.
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Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package—Here's What It Includes for Unemployment
The stimulus bill includes a $300 weekly boost, extends pandemic aid until Sept. 6 and adds a tax waiver on the first $10,200 of UI benefits for many Americans.
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Lawmakers, Policy Analysts Call for Federal Unemployment to Offer $400 Weekly Boost, Expire in September
“This critical relief package is going to get done before anybody goes over the cliff,”Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden said on a press call Wednesday.
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Some Americans Owe Thousands in Taxes on Enhanced Unemployment Benefits: ‘They Threw Us to the Fishes'
Some states, including California, did not apply the 10% tax withholding to the $600 and $300 enhanced unemployment benefits even though workers requested it.
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1 Million Households Can't Feed Children, Says White House Press Secretary
In Monday’s White House press briefing, White House press secretary Jen Psaki urged Congress to act on the American Rescue Plan, noting that 11 million stand to lose unemployment benefits on March 14. Psaki also said that nearly 1 million households on unemployment insurance report that their children aren’t eating enough, and 1.5 million or more are behind on their...
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