DEO mistake leaves single mom facing unemployment with 2 kids and no benefits
Central Florida woman’s account corrected in 48 hours after turning to News 6 for help
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ORLANDO, Fla. – April Kelly is caught in one of those honesty is the best policy messes so many of Florida’s unemployed have faced in the year of COVID-19.
The single mom applied for unemployment benefits when she was furloughed from her job in April but was forced to reapply when it was discovered her application was not in the system.
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“I kept going on (the Department of Economic Opportunity Connect site) to check my claim and nothing was showing up,” she said. “I filed online and received nothing.”