Labor Day 2021 represents a perilous crossroads for millions of Americans. The pandemic social safety net is clearly shrinking, with the government's $300 weekly jobless benefit boost ending Monday and a federal eviction moratorium already expired.
For more than a year, Taboniar depended entirely on boosted unemployment benefits and a network of local foodbanks to feed her family. Even this summer as the vaccine rollout took hold and tourists began to travel again, her work was slow to return, peaking at 11 days in August — about half her pre-pandemic workload.
For Taboniar, 43, that means her unemployment benefits will completely disappear — even as her work hours vanish again. A fresh virus surge prompted“It’s really scaring me,” she said. “How can I pay rent if I don’t have unemployment and my job isn’t back?” Rather than setting an arbitrary deadline, Stettler says the administration should have tied the end of the the protections to specific economic recovery metrics. He suggests three consecutive months with nationwide unemployment below 5% as a reasonable benchmark to trigger the end of the unemployment benefits.The end to these protections while the economic crisis persists could have a devastating impact on lower-middle class families that were barely holding on through the pandemic.
There are still multiple avenues of support available, although in some cases the actual delivery of that support has been problematic.
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