Extended Unemployment Benefits Ends Next Month. What to do?

By Hikaru Y On Aug 22, 2021

The extended care act is expiring on September 6. This means the following three extended unemployment benefits will not be active:

✅Pandemic Emergency Unemployment assistance (PUA).

✅Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC).

✅Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC).

But WAIT.

Don’t be disheartened.

These extended programs have got some clauses that make you eligible to receive some benefits even if these programs are no longer active. Let’s take a look at these clauses:

PUA: You can receive the benefits of the PUA program only if you’re eligible for Unemployment Compensation.

PEUC: Once the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation ends on September 6, it will roll back to its old self of Unemployment Compensation (UC). As per this program, eligible individuals will be able to get some benefits over 26 weeks.

FPUC: Once again, if you’re eligible to receive UC funds, you’ll continue to receive weekly benefits at a normal rate.

Apart from these 3 programs, there are some benefits active even after September 6. Now, let’s take a look at them:

4 Government Programs You Can Avail for Financial Assistance

Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP)

During this unprecedented time if a household is unable to pay rent or utilities, can avail of this ERAP program to get some benefits.

For this program alone, Congress has set aside $46 billion to member states and local governments.

As of now, 4% of the total amount has been sent to help over 350,000 households.

Child Tax Credit

Ever since taking the charge as the 46th President of the United States, the Child Tax Credit scheme is considered as one of the flagship policies.

By the end of July 2021, the eligible households had received two payments and 4 payments will be sent in the remainder of this year.

These payments will be sent over to you once you’ve filed the tax returns for the year 2021. Here’s the complete eligibility to receive these benefits:

$300/month for each child under the age of 6.
$250 for children between the age of 6-17 years.

You won’t be eligible to receive either of the two payments if:

You haven’t filed your taxes for the last 2 years.
You’ve opted out to receive these funds.

Eviction Moratorium

At the start of this month, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed a Moratorium Order to make sure no one’s evicted if they fail to pay rent or housing payments in substantial areas.

This scheme came as a relief to over 90% of renters. Even though the Eviction Moratorium is set to expire on October 3rd, by then it would achieve its goal of preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Starting from October 1st, the value of food stamps is increasing by 25% to reach $36.24 per person, per month.

As per the stipulations finalize by the USDA, a household with a net income lower than the poverty line is eligible to receive this payment.

And if your household is eligible with a 3-person family, can payments of between $2,252/month or $27,020/year. Furthermore, the presence of senior citizens or disabled individuals can surpass these income thresholds.

That’s all for now.

Have you availed of either of these programs?

Did these programs help you in bringing your life back on track?

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