Coloradans federal unemployment benefits likely paused for weeks even if Congress passes package
CDLE: About 280K Coloradans to lose benefits next week
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How States Can Use TANF To Immediately Help Struggling Residents
Download the PDF here. focused on what Congress should do at the federal level to address immediate needs. This brief concentrates on actions that should be taken at the state and local levels during the pandemic and recession. The third and final brief will discuss long-term structural changes that will make TANF a more effective and responsive anti-poverty aid program.
In 2019, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provided assistance to almost 3 million people more than 1 million families experiencing poverty across the United States.
1 TANF is part of a continuum of aid programs such as unemployment insurance (UI), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Medicaid that collectively help children and adults living in or at risk of poverty afford basic necessities, find work, and ultimately survive.
The DOL reported:
In the week ending December 12, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 885,000, an increase of
23,000 from the previous week s revised level. The previous week s level was revised up by 9,000 from 853,000 to
862,000. The 4-week moving average was 812,500, an increase of 34,250 from the previous week s revised average. The
previous week s average was revised up by 2,250 from 776,000 to 778,250.
emphasis addedThis does not include the 455,037 initial claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) that was up from 415,037 the previous week.
The following graph shows the 4-week moving average of weekly claims since 1971.
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The dashed line on the graph is the current 4-week average. The four-week average of weekly unemployment claims increased to 812,500.
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