Expiration of benefits concern unemployed Florida workers

Attorney Arthur Schofield says one of the bigger questions he is getting now is concern over expiring benefits.

Florida only pays for 12 weeks and the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance is due to expire at the end of July.

WHILE FOR OTHERS BENEFITS MAYSOON BE RUNNING OUT.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S MATSCZESNY HAS THIS REPORT.<<314“ITCLOSE TO ZERO, ILL MAYBE MAKETHIS MONTH BUT NOT NEXTMONTH” MONEY IS GETTING TIGHTFOR SYDNEY THACKER BECAUSE NOMONEY IS COMING IN.

LAID OFFFROM HER JOB AS A SUBSTITUTETEACHER IN OKEECHOBEE IN MARCHÃSHE STILL HASNANY BENEFITS.

151“ITOLD SEVERAL TIMES YOUTO GO YOU2 WEEKS” 120332“WE STILLHAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLEUNEMPLOYED” WEST PALM BEACHLABOR ATTORNEY SAYS HE STILLHAS CLIENTS FIGHTING FORBENEFITSÃTHE OTHERS CALLSHET GETS - HE SAYSÃARE THOSEWORRIED ABOUT THEIR BENEFITSEXPIRING AND ENDINGÃ120240“LOOK WETHEYEXTENSION OF THE BENEFITS, ISAY PROBABLY BECAUSE IT HASHAPPENED HISTORICALLY, CAN ITELL YOU ITOF COURSE I CANUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS LASTONLY 12 WEEKS AND THE 600DOLLAR FEDERAL PANDEMICPAYEMENTS ARE SET TO END THELAST WEEK OF JULY.

AND THENTHERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE SYDNEY &IN OKEECHOBEE STILL WAITINGFOR HELP.

406“WHAT ITO DO IS GET UP IN THE MORNINGAND FILL OUT THE APPLICATIONAND TRY TO SUBMIT IT AND IF IHAVE TROUBLE ILL CALL AND WAITANOTHER, YOU KNOW” WE ALSORECEIVED A FEW EMAILS THISWEEK FROM PEOPLE WHO WERELOCKED OUT OF THEIRUNEMPLOYMENT ACCOUNTSÃTHEDEO ANNOUN CED TODAY THEY HAVETEAMED WITH A NEW TECH PARTNERTO HELP FREE UP THOSEACCOUNTS.

IN WPB, MC, WPTV NC5.