States demand money back for mistaken benefit payments
Millions of Americans have lost their jobs because of the pandemic, but many are still getting inadequate unemployment benefits, and even if the bipartisan relief bill passes, they’ll likely see a lag in payments.
The new bipartisan bill includes $300 in weekly unemployment benefits, but it could be weeks after the bill is signed before unemployed workers start seeing that money, The Washington Post reports.
The last relief bill, passed in March, included an extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits though the end of July. Other measures added to that. The bill also created two programs to help unemployed independent contractors, both of which are set to end in December, Emily Stewart reports for Vox.
“In designing these programs, Congress made a lot of assumptions about how the U.S. would handle the pandemic — mainly, that it would do a better job than it did of getting the virus under control so that people could get back to work,” Stewart reports. “But nine months later, America still has 10 million fewer jobs than it did pre-pandemic, and as the coronavirus continues to spread, many places across the country are facing shutdowns once again, threatening further job losses.”
Meanwhile, many states are demanding that recipients pay back thousands of dollars after mistakenly issuing too much in benefits, Ava Kofman reports for ProPublica. The new bill might stop that.
I think the leaders of the house are ridiculous how can you give someone something to sustain their lives and take it away from them and then make them wait 6 months to try and give them something again and then when you do give them something it’s not enough to pay their bills anyway $300 ain’t nothing you can sleep at night because you have millions but what about the poor people and not only that you only want to give it to us for only 3 months with a back to square one again negotiation for 7 and 8 months get Mitch McConnell out of that f****** office when I was getting $600 extra a week with my measly unemployment at least I was able to pay my bills not all of them but some of them now you want to give us $300 ever since you took the $300 away the first time from June until now I’ve been behind on my bills now I lost my place I’m leaving with my daughter and with this new deal the extra 300 a week won’t be retroactive so when you do give me the $300 a week
It still won’t be enough because it won’t be retroactive that extra money is needed to catch up from the past still behind $1,200 a month is what I pay for my house bill what about life water rent eccentric I think it should be retroactive and we should get $600 a week at least I was able to pay my bills then now I’m behind I’ve been behind everything Drew Pasteur $400 that Trump made you take that away now for six months I’ve been behind you give me 300 a week again for 3 months now and Mark we have to go back through what we just went through for 7 a month what kind of sense does that make Miss McConnell you are a complete a****** pass a bill for long-term that way we don’t have to wait for the rich people to decide the fate of the poor
The government did us a good thing to help the american people by issueing funds to live on during this pandemic.. But unfortunately that only goes so far before were back to struggling again due to stay at home orders from our governor. By making us pay back anything is beyond my imaginable comperhintion. None of this our fault!! Make china pay it back!! “Make them pay!!!”
What is the problem u folks that’s always had it made and those who cant i guess it would be safe to say there lifes don’t matter because if the DOD u should fire up that press and print the {censored} money sooner, put up or shut up don’t see how that many fancies pants can’t get nothing done and totoro top it off my unemploymnt was cut off today. 3rd time and every time it happens my money is gone myself I think the gov of america r doing this to rip us off other wise they would thing go easier. come clean congress justice the millatry we are fighting for or lives and our brothers and u act like you did during viet nom remember that shit that spit on use when we come home so every american earned a pension now pay up richie rich.
Well right no i am on unemployment they cut me off. And some of my other family members and friends we been waiting for months to hear from a specialist from there department . they told use that it 10 weeks we would have to wait . so no income and bills are piling up for the several weeks. So yes we are all struggling and waiting for answers.
Sad sad sad but keep praying and happy holidays thank god we are alive to strive another day
It’s been a big joke to hear how the government says that they are wanting to help the American people and economy yet they put all these different stipulations that we the people have to do or be eligible to claim for any kind of assistance. While kn e millions of the people who are jobless and are in the poverty zone lose what little they are given struggling through these hard times , t hff are others who are denied any assistance because they no longer are eligible to receive any help at all. I personally don’t have any assets or savings, or retirement funds to cushion my financial responsibilities in order to live comfortably. And yet all of the senators, congressmen, all the people who were voted to represent their states . Sit pretty with not a care in the weed world about how they are going to eat three meals a day, have heat when it gets so cold you can’t even sleep without wearing three layers of clothes along with however many blankets just to stay warm. I’m on disability and trying to find any kind of part time work to help make enough to cover my Bill’s and food . Because I make too much money to qualify for food stamps. And if I do get the food stamps it’s only for $15/ month. This government is not working topside the people they are only thinking of how they can benefit and screw the lower income people and senior citizens out of any thing to help them live out their lives without suffering.
I’m unable to be hired because of a couple of reasons, because of my age and my background. Which was because of a scam I had to pay leaving my disability the only way I’m able to provide any income at all. How ed ver, I’m told that I’m not trying hard enough to find work. I’m tried of being without, and seeing how others have be eff n ripping off the government all the time with false information and I tell the truth and get zip zero nothing. All hear is how they come th o a decision on how to assist all the unemployed and low income families in the US America . I see that we are not going to be getting any thing better as the years in the future. I believe that we are going to go further down hill financially and the poor people will continue to get poorer while those who are rich keep getting richer and letting us poor people suffer even more. When in truth they can actually assist some of the lower income people and their families. Leaving children and elderly people to do without the help and needs to survive in a country that has stayed that it’s the land of freedom and prosperity and liberty for justice for all . AMD that all men are created equally in the constitution of the United states of America. But it doesn’t seem to care about any of the little look e people who actually are the ones who make this country run, for only pennies for them to live while th house who are with the means make more and treat the workers like they don’t matter at all.
I thi k that all these stupid things that the house , Senate and Congress have been bickering about whether they are Democrats or Republicans, you are still people. And their other people who need help so get off your dumb ass and pass the bill or get the f*** out of office and lying to your patrons from your state . Step up to assist or try living like you except the rest of us to live without.