Missing Unemployment: When Is It Coming?

Many people have not seen the additional $300 in unemployment they've been waiting for.

Alicia Nieves is getting answers on when it's coming and the one question you need to know about to get the money.

MANY AMERICANS OUT OF WORK STILLHAVEN'T SEEN THE ADDITIONAL 300DOLLARS INBENEFITS THAT THEY HAVE BEENWAITING FOR.ALICIA NIEVESIS GETTING ANSWERS ON WHEN THEYCAN EXPECT IT... AND THE ONEQUESTION YOUNEED TO KNOW ABOUT ...TO GETTHAT MONEY.IT'S BEEN ONE MONTH SINCE THEWHITE HOUSE ISSUED A MEMORANDUMON LOST WAGE ASSISTANCE.A PROGRAM THAT GIVES ANADDITIONAL $300 IN BENEFITS FOREACH PERSON FILING ANUNEMPLOYMENT CLAIM."THE PROGRAM, IT PALES INCOMPARISON TO WHAT WE HAD IN THECARES ACT."ANDREW STETTNER IS A SENIORFELLOW WITH THE CENTURYFOUNDATION.WHO'S BEEN ANALYZING LOST WAGEASSISTANCE BENEFITS AND ISSUESWITH THE PROGRAM."MOST OF THE STATES HAVE APPLIEDFOR THE BENEFITS BUT."IT'S LESS THAN 10 STATES THATHAVE ACTUALLY PAID OUT THEMONEY."THE CENTURY FOUNDATION ESTIMATESALMOST EVERYONE ON UNEMPLOYMENTSHOULD ATLEAST START GETTING THE LWABENEFIT BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER.TWO MONTHS AFTER THE PROGRAMSTARTED.

HOWEVER, ONCE THEPAYMENTS START, BE PREPAREDBECAUSE THEY MAY QUICKLY STOP."SINCE ONLY 44 BILLION DOLLARSWAS SET ASIDE THERE IS ONLYENOUGH MONEY FOR LESS THAN 6WEEKS OF BENEFITS FOR EVERYSTATE."THERE IS ONE OTHER ISSUE, BOTHSTETTNER.

AND MICHELE EVERMOREWITH THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENTLAW PROJECT, ARE CONCERNEDABOUT."DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS IAM WORRIED THAT PEOPLE ARE GOINGTO ANSWER A QUESTIONWRONG.""THE QUESTION IS 'ARE YOUUNEMPLOYED DUE TO DISRUPTIONSDURING THE COVID CRISIS?'THIS QUESTION MAY CATCH SOME OFFGUARD, IT WAS NOT ASKED FOR THECARES ACT $600 BENEFIT, AND NOTEVEN FOR NORMAL STATE BENEFITS.BUT IT IS CRITICAL TO YOUQUALIFYING FOR THE NEW $300 LOSTWAGEASSISTANCE.IF PEOPLE ANSWER THAT QUESTIONNO, BECAUSE OF WHATEVER REASON.THEY MAY THINK THAT THEIRCONTINUED UNEMPLOYMENT IS NOTNECESSARILY DIRECTLY COVIDRELATED.

THEY ARE NOT GOING TOGET THE MONEY."IF YOU ANSWER NO, BY ACCIDENT ORBECAUSE YOU MISUNDERSTAND THEQUESTION.

YOU WOULDHAVE TO CONTACT YOUR STATE'SUNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE TO CHANGETHAT OR APPEAL A DENIAL.

THATCOULD DELAY YOUR BENEFITS FORSEVERAL MORE WEEKS.

I'M ALICIANIEVES REPORTING.FACEBOOK IS MAKING NEWPROMISES....