The Tri-State has now reached another pandemic milestone: Work search requirements are back for those who are unemployed in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
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Q&A: Local group helping people get their unemployment benefits
Anchor Julie O Neill discusses how a local group is helping people get their unemployment benefits.
and last updated 2021-05-13 06:57:28-04
CINCINNATI â In an average year, the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati helps about 50 people get their unemployment benefits. In 2020 however, the organization helped about 400 clients.
WCPO 9 anchor Julie O Neill spoke with the groups lead attorney on public benefits issues, Regina Campbell, about how they are helping people get their benefits.
JO: What can you and are you doing for people who are struggling to get their benefits?
RC: What we are trying to do is connect people with ODJFS (Ohio Department of Job and Family Services).
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Temporary eviction protections are now in place in Cincinnati, but council voted against a proposal Wednesday to make the change permanent. Council Member Greg Landsman introduced both ordinances after the Hamilton County Municipal Court decided to no longer enforce a national eviction moratorium.
The measure with temporary pay to stay protections will be in effect only as long as Ohio s pandemic state of emergency is active. It allows tenants facing a lack-of-payment eviction to halt proceedings if they can pay all back rent and fees. This is obviously one of the most significant things we can do to protect our children, to protect our families, to protect our neighborhoods, and ultimately ensure that landlords are made whole, Landsman said.