Each person that qualifies will get $900 minus taxes, with payments estimated to hit bank accounts between September 11th and 20th.
CONTAMINATED BY SOMEONE WITH THEVIRUS.
HOWEVER, THEY HAVEN’TSEEN IT HAPPEN YET.UNEMPLOYED FLORIDIANS COULD SEETHAT ADDITIONAL FEDERAL MONEYHIT THEIR ACCOUNTS BY THE END OFTHIS WEEK.BUT WHO QUALIFIES, AND WHATOTHER UPDATES SHOULD THEY EXPECTWHEN IT COMES TO THEIR BENEFITS?OUR JESSICA ALPERN JOINS US WITHTHAT PART OF THE STORY.INTRO:THIS IS A MAJOR UPDATE FORFLORDIAINS WHO HAVE BEENSTRUGGLING TO GET BY ON THESTATE BENEFITS ALONE.NOW WE HAVE A TIMELINE FOR WHENTO EXPECT THE ENHANCED FEDERAPAY... ALONG WITH DETAILS ON WHOQUALIFIES.VO:STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE BEENPUSHING FOR THE WEEKLYUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT AMOUNT TOBE RAISED.SOME WHO HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A JOBSINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC,HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SURVIVE ON275-DOLLARSSOT:Senator Jason Pizzo,(D)district 38, 15:12, "I meancome on, Montana pays $508 aweek and Florida pays 275.
Comeon."NOW MORE THAN A MONTH SINCE THEENHANCED 600-DOLLAR FEDERALCHECKS FROM THE CARES ACTEXPIREDFLORIDA IS GETTING SOME OF THE40-BILLION FEMA DOLLARS BEINGPULLED FOR JOBLESS AMERICANS.RIGHT NOW -- OUR STATE HAS BEENAPPROVED FOR THREE WEEKS.WHICH MEANS EACH PERSON THATQUALIFIES WILL GET 900-DOLLARS,MINUS TAXES...WITH PAYMENTSESTIMATED TO HIT BANK ACCOUNTSBETWEEN SEPTEMBER 11TH AND 20TH.BUT TO QUALIFY, YOU MUST BEGETTING AT LEAST 100-DOLLARS AWEEK OR MORE FROM THE D-E-OCURRENTLY.SOT: State Representative AnnaEskamani,(D)District 47, 02:55, "Thepreference is definitely a lumpsum thus far, my hope is thatthe payments can be backdated toAugust 1, so Floridians thhave been eligible since thenwill just get a lump sum paymentto them for those three weeks."ANOTHER UPDATE WILL COME INOCTOBERTHAT’S WHEN THE STATE WILLRECALCULATE HOW *LONG SOMEONEWILL GET BENEFITS...BASED ON THEUNEMPLOYMENT RATE.IT’S CURRENTLY AT 12 WEEKSBASED ON LAST YEAR’S RATE.TAG:FOX 4 IS COMMITTED TO HELPINGYOU REBOUND FROM THIS CRISIS.YOU CAN EXPECT US TO CON
This means each person that qualifies will get $900, not including taxes, with payments estimated to hit bank accounts between..