States expected to roll out weekly $300 unemployment boost in late August
By Niv Elis - 08/17/20 02:51 PM EDT
President Trump's promised top-up in unemployment benefits is expected to begin rolling out the last weekend in August, a full month after a larger benefit expired, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which will administer the funds.
Congress approved additional weekly unemployment benefits of $600 in March's CARES Act to keep millions of people afloat through the coronavirus pandemic, but those benefits expired at the end of July.
After a tense standoff between congressional Democrats and the White House over restoring the funds, President Trump issued an executive order directing FEMA to use an existing disaster relief fund to create a new supplement.
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