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Within nine weeks, the Excluded Workers Fund ran out of cash. Activists and workers who were, yet again, shut out of pandemic aid want it refilled.

Undocumented workers are seeking more aid in the state budget.

It is estimated 50,000 West Virginia children are once again living below the poverty line, since families received their final expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) payment at the end of last year. The American Rescue Plan increased the CTC in 2021, with families receiving up to $3,600 for each child younger than age 6, and $3,000 for children between 6 and 16, split up into monthly payments. Experts say most families used the extra cash to buy food and pay bills, and save up for emergencies. ...

Excluded workers march toward a final push for $3 billion ask in state budget, despite...

A new report makes the case for New York to continue its Excluded Workers Fund, which was started during the pandemic to provide payments to undocumented workers and others who lost income but were not eligible for unemployment benefits. Applications opened last August and closed in October, after the $2.1 billion allocated to it were spent. David Dyssegaard Kallick, director of the Immigration Research Initiative and co-author of the report, noted the fund has helped 130,000 people, which is about 40% of those who are eligible. ...