My wife’s business had to shut down due to COVID-19 in early April. We filed for unemployment through PUA at that time and have yet to hear ANYTHING other than “your claim was accepted and we are processing it”. On top of that, the phone lines are totally backed up.
We’re extremely fortunate because my income covers our monthly expenses, but it was a huge financial blow for us and we are conserving cash like crazy. I can’t even imagine someone who lost all their family income going through the same thing.
It is different from state to state, but when I found myself on unemployment many years ago, it was less than my already meager earnings. It helped float us, but each month was negative cash flow.
Isn’t unemployment less than earnings just about everywhere? I think the typical approach to unemployment isn’t really to make it like you never lost your job, but to provide just enough to get by temporarily.
finaliteration|5 years ago
We’re extremely fortunate because my income covers our monthly expenses, but it was a huge financial blow for us and we are conserving cash like crazy. I can’t even imagine someone who lost all their family income going through the same thing.
So, yes, there absolutely is need to worry.
sethammons|5 years ago
kube-system|5 years ago