Assemblyman Phil Ting said there is support for providing up to $600 weekly to jobless Californians
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to damage the California economy, state lawmakers are weighing whether to provide a supplemental unemployment benefit with the extra $600 per week provided by the federal government expiring this month.
With the end of the federal supplement on July 25, state unemployment checks will go back to the weekly average of $340 unless the state or federal government restore supplemental benefits.The money for any extended benefit would be borrowed from a federal trust fund that has already been covering the state’s costs of paying unemployment benefits to millions of Californians who lost jobs after the state ordered residents to stay home in March to stop the spread of the virus.
The proposed stimulus plan will be provided to Gov. Gavin Newsom and an economic recovery task force created to address the effects of the pandemic-fueled recession in the state.“Millions of Californians are suffering in this economic downturn, and Republicans in Washington, D.C. don’t seem to care,” Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon said as the stimulus plan was released.
The Senate Republican proposal is now subject to negotiations with House Democrats, who have proposed anCalifornia would not have to provide supplemental funds if the federal government restores the $600 payments, Ting said, but he said the state should step in if there is no help from Washington. So far, California has paid some $50 billion in unemployment benefits since March, having processed 8.7 million claims from jobless Californians.
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