New York extended deadline for unemployment benefits

For another 20 weeks, New Yorkers will be able to receive unemployment benefits in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. The edition writes about it Daily News.

New Yorkers were eligible for unemployment benefits for another 20 weeks. This measure was taken in order to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on people who have lost their jobs.

On July 30, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio praised the state for extending unemployment benefits to the usual 26 weeks and 13 additional weeks offered by the federal government.

The mayor said the move is welcome news, as Congress was unable to extend the deadline for the $ 600 aid payable as a federal benefit supplement. Many New Yorkers have counted on these funds to keep them afloat. “Although our federal government is inactive, I want to give credit to the State of New York,” the mayor said during his daily press briefing.

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There is no expiration date for statewide extended benefits. But New Yorkers are eligible for additional weeks of federal benefits only because the city's unemployment rate is very high, and that figure could change.

The city's unemployment rate climbed to 18% amid the pandemic. More than 1 million people applied for unemployment benefits for the first time in the 18th week. Now the number of applications for unemployment benefits continues to rise in connection with the new wave of coronavirus infection in the United States.

As a reminder, New Yorkers who rely on unemployment benefits have not received the additional $ 600 paid in federal benefit supplements. The State Department of Labor explained on July 20, why did it happen.