GREENSBORO, N.C. — Remember when Congress couldn't make a deal on a second stimulus package? The President then signed an Executive Order including a $300 Federal unemployment benefit (It would be $400 if the states can add in the other $100).
That headline of a benefits extension was all most people heard. There are 3 major details you need to know about that headline.
#1 The benefit is for just 3 weeks
The $300 a week of LWA benefits or Lost Wages Assistance is only for 3 weeks for now. The selected dates: the weeks ending August 1, August 8, and August 15.
If you were already receiving unemployment benefits or you applied during those dates you can be eligible for that supplement.
“Individuals who are eligible would receive it, there is no special place for them to need to submit a claim, it will be based on their normal certification,” explained Chris Rivera, Executive Director, Guilford Works.
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