The governors of 29 states and the US Chamber of Commerce have requested an end to unemployment benefits that provide an average of $ 650 dollars per week to people who do not have job
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Thursday, November 7
Federal unemployment benefits will end this weekend in Alaska, Iowa, Missouri and Mississippi
People who receive unemployment benefits in the states Alaska, Iowa, Missouri and Mississippi will stop receiving this Saturday 16 June unemployment payments three months ahead of schedule. The four states represent the first group of 25 states that have announced that they will cut benefits expiring in September.
The decision of the governors of these states is because companies are having trouble hiring more workers that the financial support offered by the federal government is too generous .
The Department of Labor has contemplated that unemployment benefits end on September 6 , However, on May 4, Montana was the first state to report that it would no longer participate in the federal unemployment benefits program .
An estimate from the Century Foundation estimates that about 4 million people will lose unemployment benefits totaling $ 22, 000 millions dollars .
Four are the programs that will disappear in most states, two of them being the best known as the Federal Unemployment Compensation in the Pandemic (FPUC) , which awards $ 300 dollars per week and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (SPIKE) that has been granted to independent workers who are unemployed.
Economics specialists have mentioned that the move will only boost a small amount of people to start a job as there are still a large number of workers who depend on benefits to cover their basic needs or those that are taken care of by children and relatives.
The remaining group of 21 states will stop granting benefits until 19 of July because its political leaders argue that the federal government is paying people money for not working.
Unemployment benefits allow you to receive an average of $ 650 weekly dollars than equ It is worth a salary of $ 16 dollars per hour from a full-time job that is a higher wage amount than some jobs offer.
If you are one of the people who are receiving unemployment benefits and you are concerned about the changes you should check on the website of your state employment office or call the appropriate office .
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