Extra $300 for Unemployment Benefits

How long will the payments last?

More money will be headed into the pockets of those who are experiencing unemployment due to covid?

"*19 in minnesota.

Federal approval came over the weekend for a $300 dollar weekly unemployment boost.

Kimt new three's jessica bringe joins us live from rochester with how long the windfall is expected to last.

Jessica.

George ?

"* the extra assistance will tentatively last until the end of september..

But will be retroactive for the past month.

The good news ?

"**- the department of employment and economic development says those eligible for the assistance won't have to apply ?

"* the awards will be included in weekly checks for those who lost their jobs as a direct result of covid?

"*19.

Commissioner steve grove tells me the 300?

"*dollar boost can make a significant differance to struggling families.

< it's certainly not as much as we had with the $600 top?

"* off but it's something and we know something really matters for the hundreds of thousands of minnesotans who every week are unemployed right now and asking for those benefits to keep their families moving and keep food on the table and keep rent payments up at a very difficult time.

> as for when people will start receiving those funds ?

"* there's no set date.

However ?*- the u?

"*s treasury is expected to forward money for the program to the state soon and then the state agency will start processing payments.

Live in rochester jessica bringe thank you jessica.

The federal government had been adding an additional 600?

"* dollars to state unemployment payments due to the pandemic..

But that allowance ended in late july.