Will New Stimulus Bill Extend Unemployment

The latest stimulus plan includes an additional 300 in weekly unemployment benefits.

Will new stimulus bill extend unemployment. House democrats led by speaker nancy pelosi on the other hand have reiterated the importance of the 600 weekly payment for the millions of unemployed by passing putting a new stimulus bill in the house called the heroes act which includes an extension of the 600 per week extra unemployment payment through to january 2021 as the current fpuc provisions approved in march are set to expire at the end of july. 11 more weeks of unemployment benefits the stimulus bill will extend both the pua and peuc programs for 11 weeks as well as top up regular state benefits with an extra 300 in weekly jobless aid. The stimulus bill also extends through march 14 2021 the provision in the families first coronavirus response act that provided temporary full federal financing of extended benefits for.

These programs were originally scheduled to expire. The package in its current form will increase weekly bonus payments to 400 and extend unemployment benefits until the end of september. The bill would extend all pandemic unemployment programs set to expire at the end of december.

26 add 300 a week to all. Just in the nick of time lawmakers passed a 908 billion stimulus package that calls for 600 stimulus checks for adults who earned under 75 000 last year plus 600 per child as well as 11 weeks. The new coronavirus relief bill congress was expected to approve monday night will extend through march 14 federal unemployment benefits that had been set to expire dec.

It s unclear for how long. Unemployed michigan residents can expect the 300 to appear in their weekly payments very soon uia.