Posted on 08/10/2020 9:53:42 AM PDT by 11th_VA
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio unemployment claimants would receive $300 in federal weekly unemployment assistance under an option provided by the White House that doesn’t require extra state spending, the administration of Gov. Mike DeWine said.
The plan agreed to late Sunday by Gov. Mike DeWine means less money for the unemployed under another option, that would provide $400 a week, with $100 coming from the state.
Both options involve less than the $600 a week in federal pandemic aid that recipients were receiving until their expiration on Aug 1, with Congress unable to agree on an extension.
Ohio recipients will still receive regular state unemployment benefits under the plan. The new federal benefit might not take effect until later this month while Ohio seeks guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor for implementing it, said DeWine spokesman Dan Tierney. He said software changes were required to the state’s unemployment compensation computer system.
The money helps further the state’s recovery from the pandemic “because this does go directly back into Ohio’s economy,” Tierney said.
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Ohio accepts plan for $300 in federal unemployment aid (Trump’s Plan)
08/10/2020 9:53:42 AM PDT · by 11th_VA · 20 replies
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