NY to Join Federal Program Providing Modified Weekly Unemployment

New York will now Apply for Federal Funds that would provide an Additional $300 in Weekly Unemployment Benefits to Out-of-Work Residents.

The Original Plan from the Trump Administration was to have States Contribute $100, out of the $400, in Additional Weekly Unemployment Benefits after the $600 Weekly Federal Benefit Expired.

First, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said the State simply couldn't afford it. "It's an impossibility for the State of New York to contribute any money to unemployment insurance," Cuomo said. "You cannot get water out of a stone and we have a $14 billion deficit and we can't pay for it."

Cuomo also said Checks would take even Longer to arrive if States provided some of the Funding. "If the states need to reinvent their unemployment insurance administration program, it will be weeks or months before anyone gets a check," the governor said.

Now, State Officials said, New York would ultimately Apply for the Funding, after the U.S. Department of Labor, Dropped the Requirement that States Provide $100.

New York is applying for the Federal Funds via the Lost Wages Assistance Program.

State Budget Director, Robert Mujica, Released a Statement, Friday August 21st, saying the State will do anything it can to Support New Yorkers but that it doesn't Absolve U.S. Officials from doing their Job in Passing a Comprehensive Aid Package.

"Now that the federal government has blinked and will no longer make states provide funding they do not have, New York State will apply for the Lost Wages Assistance program. As Gov. Cuomo has said, politics does not impact policy -- especially during a pandemic -- and if New Yorkers are in need, this administration will do everything we can to support them. But make no mistake, this does not absolve Washington from doing its job, and they must pass a comprehensive aid package that provides a stable extension of unemployment benefits, repeals the SALT cap and supports local and state governments. Anything else would simply be unacceptable."










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