$300 Weekly Unemployment Benefits Included in Stimulus Bill
Getty Images In addition to a $600 stimulus check, the 5,600-page long stimulus bill President Trump signed on December 27 provides temporary expanded relief to the unemployed. "This legislation should help prevent a substantial number of individuals from falling over a financial cliff in the coming days and weeks," says Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst at Bankrate.com. Half of households have taken a hit to income this year, and of those, some 51% believe it will take six months or longer to recover, according to a recent BankRate survey. How Much? The stimulus bill provides an addition...
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