Florida to turn away $300 federal unemployment aid next month
At least 22 other states have said they will leave the program early.
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Many states are ending the $300 weekly extended unemployment benefits, arguing it discourages people from seeking work.
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TALLAHASSEE â Floridaâs unemployment agency announced Monday that it would stop jobless Floridians from receiving an additional $300 in weekly benefits next month.
The Department of Economic Opportunity announced the state would stop participating in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program starting the week of June 27.
The program, which was set to run out in September, has been giving jobless Floridians an additional $300 in weekly benefits on top of eligible state benefits, which top out at $275 per week, one of the lowest rates in the nation.
Florida doing away with federal jobless benefits
DEO: $300 a week in federal aid will be discontinued, effective on June 26
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Florida doing away with federal jobless benefits
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As Florida looks to send more people back to work, the state is pulling out of a federal program that awards unemployment benefits to out-of-work Floridians.
The Department of Economic Opportunity on Monday announced that beginning on June 26, Florida would no longer participate in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program, joining Georgia and nearly two dozen other states with similar plans.
For months, the program has provided an additional $300 a week to job seekers unable to find work. That’s in addition to as much as $275 a week that unemployed Floridians can get in assistance from the state.
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Governor Bill Lee announced Tuesday that the state would stop participating in four federal pandemic unemployment programs effective at 11:59 p.m. on July 3. He sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday announcing the intent to pull out of four federal programs:
The Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program: This program provides an additional $300 every week in unemployment benefits.