Millions of Americans have already or will soon receive a second payment from the IRS worth $600, and more money could be on the way in just a couple of months.
Some Floridians finally seeing new $300 unemployment checks after delay
After two weeks, some claims for new payments and extended benefits are going through. Some still havenât.
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Envelopes from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Reemployment Assistance Program are photographed on Nov. 5 in Surfside. [ WILFREDO LEE | AP ]
Published Jan. 11
Two weeks after President Donald Trump signed a new $900 billion federal pandemic relief package, many unemployed Floridians are still waiting on help to arrive.
The new aid, including weekly $300 checks, has been delayed as the state figures out how best to incorporate the new benefits into its unemployment system. But as with the Floridaâs vaccine rollout and plans for rent relief, the lack of details about a timetable for the payments has frustrated users.
DWD unable to say when new unemployment benefits will be set up
Delay will be for those trying to access new benefits, not those receiving existing benefits under CARES Act
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Rachael Vasquez / Wisconsin Public Radio | 4:00 pm, Jan. 11, 2021 ×
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development s headquarters in Madison, as shown in this Sept. 2 file photo. (Angela Major / WPR)
Some out-of-work Wisconsinites who are trying to access new unemployment benefits created under the second round of federal coronavirus relief will have to wait an unknown amount of time to receive those benefits, according to the state Department of Workforce Development.
The two programs facing an unknown delay are Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), for those not typically eligible for unemployment like self-employed and contract workers; and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), which grants additional weeks of unemployment benefits.