States Uncommitted to Trump’s New Unemployment Plan
The majority of states have not committed to accepting President Donald Trump’s offer to reinstate a stripped-down boost in unemployment benefits for millions of Americans amid the coronavirus outbreak.
A survey of state governments and found concerns about the details of Trump’s plan and whether states can afford to chip in. A federally funded $600 weekly unemployment bonus expired at the end of July. Trump’s plan would increase unemployment checks by $300 or $400.
In the meantime, unemployed Americans are trying to make do with thinner benefits.
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