Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance jumped to a four-week high, indicating the labor market is suffering fresh setbacks even as the coronavirus pandemic shows signs of ebbing.
You may be eligible for food assistance, rent relief, or low-cost healthcare coverage.
CalFresh, also called the SNAP program, provides food benefits for low-income households.
Many Californians are struggling to make ends meet in the face of the pandemic, reckoning with food insecurity, unemployment, and rent payments.
If you re a Californian who needs a guide to get your financial bearings during the pandemic, we ve compiled a list of available resources for you. To make the most of these opportunities, you have to understand what s out there.
State-sponsored stimulus payments
In late February 2021, California passed a coronavirus relief package that includes a $600 one-time payment for nearly 6 million people. Not as many people will receive this payment as those who received the federal stimulus payouts, but people like undocumented immigrants who were left out of previous checks will be eligible. Qualified recipients will get the money 45 days to two months af
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February 18, 2021
Claims for Unemployment Compensation, Week Ending February 13
AUGUSTA - For the week ending February 13, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 2,000 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 450 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). In total, approximately 2,700 people were filing an initial claim or reopening their unemployment claim.
About 17,000 weekly certifications, or continued claims, were filed last week for state unemployment, with another 13,300 weekly certifications filed under PUA. In addition, about 19,200 weekly certifications were filed for the federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program. Weekly certifications must be filed by claimants every week in order to continue to receive unemployment benefits.
New Unemployment Claims Rise To 1.66M In Maryland - Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD - Maryland saw an uptick in first-time jobless claims last week due to the coronavirus pandemic's restrictions. Here's the latest.