States can count their existing payments toward their $100 match of unemployment benefits under the plan announced by President Trump on Saturday, according to a Department of Labor guidance obtained by CNN
That would effectively limit the total federal boost to just $300, only half of what jobless Americans had been getting under the pandemic relief package provision approved by Congress last March that expired July 31.
Both these programs are fully funded by the federal government, not state unemployment programs.And it's unclear whether laid-off Americans who receive less than $100 in state benefits could get the $300 federal boost. About 10% to 15% of claimants fall into this category, according to Andrew Stettner, senior fellow at The Century Foundation.Budget watchdogs are also questioning how long the federal government can fund its share of the enhanced benefits.
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