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Biden stimulus plan proposes $400 weekly unemployment boost through September - CNBC
Jan 14, 2021 33 secs
Six days before he's sworn into office, President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday released his anticipated Covid relief plan, which includes boosting federal unemployment payments to $400 per week and extending them through September.

27, 2020, enhanced benefits include an additional $300 per week on top of state aid through March 14, and federal programs phase out completely by April 11.

But under the Biden proposal, federal jobless programs will continue through the fall until the end of September.

In total, 18.4 million people are still receiving jobless benefits around the country, more than 11 million of whom are on two federal programs created during the Covid crisis: PUA, as well as Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, for the long-term unemployed.

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