All the States Offering $300 per week Supplement to Jobless Benefits - Just 3 States Offering $400
President Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 8 to offer $300 a week in federally funded enhanced unemployment benefits for workers laid off during the coronavirus pandemic, after the previous enhanced benefits of $600 a week weren’t extended and expired.
Mr. Trump also called on states that participate to provide another $100 a week for each recipient. He left it up to the states to decide whether to seek the extra federal payment and whether to include the additional $100, leaving some uncertainty about who might receive.
The federal government has now approved funding for 13 states — Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah — to offer the $300 supplement to jobless benefits, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is overseeing the assistance.
Eight others — Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Indiana, Texas and West Virginia have applied.
It appears just three states — Kentucky, Montana and West Virginia — are opting to pay $400 instead of $300.
States approved for aid are guaranteed just three weeks of funding, with payments back-dated to the week ended Aug. 1. However, they may get more aid, depending on how many states apply and how quickly the money is drawn down.
Not all unemployed workers are eligible for the payments. Those currently getting less than $100 a week in unemployment benefits won’t receive the assistance — amounting to thousands of people, and perhaps more than 1 million.
Connecticut submitted its application late August, 2020 for the $300 federal unemployment supplemental payments created by an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
"It’s imperative that the Trump administration reach an agreement with Congress on comprehensive legislation that provides stable and long-term funding to supplement weekly unemployment benefits," Gov. Lamont said.
The new program requires states to establish a new process for claimants to access the $300 supplemental payments.
New unemployment claimants, and existing state and extended benefits claimants will have to self-certify that they are eligible to receive the payments under federal guidelines.
The $300 additional benefit will be retroactive to the claim week beginning July 26, according to Gov. Lamont. It will also be available for claim weeks beginning August 2 and August 9.
People who are eligible must self-certify that they are unemployed or partially unemployed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Once the state's application for the funds is approved, the state Department of Labor hopes to begin disbursing the $300 supplemental payments in mid-September.
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