Nine months and counting: Thousands still seeking unemployment benefits

Nine months and counting: Thousands still seeking unemployment benefits
Posted at 7:20 PM, Dec 23, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-29 21:25:28-05
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — More than 1.4 million unemployment insurance claims have been filed in Kentucky since March according to the state's Labor Cabinet.
Officials say more than $5 billion has been paid out so far.
But for the thousands that remain unanswered, that's still not enough.
When Kentucky was effectively closed for business in March, many restaurants, retail shops, and all schools locked their doors.
That left thousands of workers scrambling for unemployment benefits, including Hannah Puckett.
Puckett didn't receive benefits for months, so her mother reached out to LEX18 for help reaching someone in Frankfort.

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