Coronavirus
11M People Could Lose Unemployment if Congress Does Not Pass the COVID-19 Relief Package Soon
(CNN)An estimated 11.4 million workers will lose their unemployment benefits between mid-March and mid-April unless Congress passes its next coronavirus relief package in coming weeks, a new study has found.
Out-of-work Americans will start running out of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits next month. Some 4 million people will see their benefits expire in mid-March, while the payments of another 7.3 million folks will lapse over the following four weeks, according to a report from The Century Foundation, released Wednesday.
Democratic lawmakers began unveiling their next relief legislation this week, advancing President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion proposals. The bill calls for extending the unemployment programs — as well as providing a $400 federal weekly boost to payments — through August 29. The President’s plan called for continuing benefits through the end of September.
