The extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits ends July 31, but Democratic lawmakers want it extended
OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images- The extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits is set to end on July 31, according to current legislation.
- Lawmakers are debating whether to extend the federal boost, phase it out, or let it expire completely.
- States are still behind on paying out claims, resulting in a $67 billion shortfall in what people should be collecting and what they have received, a Bloomberg analysis found.
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As part of the emergency relief package approved in March, Congress added an extra $600 to weekly unemployment benefits. Any person who qualifies to receive state unemployment benefits, including furloughed workers, will automatically get the $600 added to their weekly check or deposit.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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