Unemployed Mainers will get $600 COVID-19 relief payment, Maine DOL says
Governor Janet Mills has authorized the use of $25.2 million in CARES Act funding to provide about 40,000 unemployed Mainers with a one-time relief payment of $600. Author: Chloe Teboe (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 9:16 AM EST December 22, 2020 Updated: 9:16 AM EST December 22, 2020
AUGUSTA, Maine The Maine Department of Labor will distribute a one-time emergency relief payment of $600 to about 40,000 people who are unemployed in our state because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Governor Janet Mills authorized this payment the night of Monday, December 21 under a new Pandemic Relief Program (PRP). It will use $25.2 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds. This program is designed to help Mainers who are without work and facing economic hardship as a result of COVID-19.
The Maine Department of Labor says it has distributed a one-time emergency payment of $600 to about 40,000 Mainers who are unemployed due to the pandemic.
Gov. Janet Mills authorized the payment under the state’s new Pandemic Relief Program designed to assist those who continue to face economic hardship.
The Labor Department says in a statement that the one-time payment will assist eligible people who were likely to exhaust or lose their benefits with the expiration of federal pandemic aid programs.
Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman says in a statement that the one-time payment is a start, but she says she’s pleased that another aid package has passed in Congress and that the DOL is ready to implement that aid as quickly as possible.
December 22, 2020
For Immediate Release: December 22, 2020
Maine Dept. of Labor Distributes One-Time $600 Relief Payment to 40,000 Mainers Unemployed due to COVID-19
AUGUSTA - Last night, the Maine Department of Labor distributed a one-time $600 emergency relief payment to about 40,000 Maine people unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Janet Mills authorized the payment under a newly created Pandemic Relief Program (PRP) to assist unemployed Maine people facing substantial economic hardship as a result of COVID-19. We are pleased to announce the distribution of this one-time emergency relief payment to families across Maine,
said Laura Fortman, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor. While this payment is a start, we are also pleased by the passage of bipartisan COVID-relief legislation, to ensure Maine people can provide for the basic necessities for themselves and their families. The Department will work to implement any federal changes to unemployment pr
AUGUSTA – Monday night, the Maine Department of Labor distributed a one-time $600 emergency relief payment to about 40,000 Maine people unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release.
Governor Janet Mills authorized the payment under a newly created Pandemic Relief Program (PRP) to assist unemployed Maine people facing substantial economic hardship as a result of COVID-19.
“We are pleased to announce the distribution of this one-time emergency relief payment to families across Maine,” said Laura Fortman, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor. “While this payment is a start, we are also pleased by the passage of bipartisan COVID-relief legislation, to ensure Maine people can provide for the basic necessities for themselves and their families. The Department will work to implement any federal changes to unemployment programs as quickly as possible after they are passed into law.”
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