The Rebound: Federal Unemployment Extension

WITH THE FEDERAL PANDEMIC BENEFIT- AND THOSE 600 DOLLARS A WEEK CHECKS -- LIKELY TO RUN OUT IN TWO WEEKS, MANY PEOPLE OUT OF WORK ARE GETTING NERVOUS.

THEY ARE WONDERING WHAT IF ANYTHING MIGHT REPLACE IT.

FEDERALUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS RUN OUTIN JUST 2 WEEKS.THAT LEAVES MANY OUT OF WORKTRI-STATERS WONDERING WHATKIND OF AID -- IF ANY -- WILLBE COMING IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.CONSUMER REPORTERJOHN MATARESE IS COVERING THEREBOUND WITH ONE LOCALCOUPLE'S STORY.WITH THEFEDERAL PANDEMIC BENEFIT- ANDTHOSE 600 DOLLARS A WEEKCHECKS -- LIKELY TO RUN OUT INTWO WEEKS, MANY PEOPLE OUT OFWORK ARE GETTING NERVOUS.THEY ARE WONDERING WHATIF ANYTHING MIGHT REPLACEIT.

BRITTANY FEELEYHAS A LOT OF TIME TO GARDENTHIS SUMMER AT HER LUDLOWHOME.

SHE WASSUPPOSED TO BE GETTING READYFOR HER WEDDING RIGHT NOW..BUT BOTH BRITTANY AND HERFIANCEE MICHAEL REYNOLDS AREBARELY WORKING , THEIR WEDDINGIS ONHOLD."With everything goingon, we dont know if we willbe able to."BRITTANY IS A HOUSE CLEANERYET TO BE CALLED BACK.MICHAEL DOES INDUSTRIALSALES, BUT HAS BEEN FURLOUGHEDEVERY MONTH.BOTH SAY THEY QUALIFY FORSTATE AND FEDERAL PANDEMICBENEFITS ...."It's frustrating."BUT NEITHER HAS SEEN ADIMEYET."I waited and waited,didn't hear anything.

Keptcalling and when you call theysay your numbers already inthesystem." IT'S ONE THINGWHEN ONE PERSON IN ARELATIONSHIP IS OUT OF WORKAND NOT GETTING UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS.... IT'SSOMETHING ELSE WHEN BOTHPEOPLE ARE.

ANDUNLESS THEY ARE REHIRED INAUGUST OR GET THEIRBENIFETS....MONEY IS GOING TOGET VERYTIGHT."If it's past July30th, and they say since itspast the time you might notget that 600 dollars."BRITTANY AND MICHAEL HOPE THEYCAN GET THE FEDERAL 600DOLLARS A WEEK BEFORE ITS ALLGONE."If it runs out are theygoing to be giving it to thepeople who have been waitingall this time?"WHILE IT NOW APPEARS UNLIKELYTHE $600 A WEEK WILL BERENEWED....THERE IS HOPE FOROUT OF WORK PEOPLE.MOST STATES ARE EXTENDINGTHEIR STATE UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS, AND CONGRESS ANDTHE PRESIDENT SAY THERE WILLBE A SECOND STIMULUS.BRITTANY AND MICHAELHOPE THEY QUALIFY, SO THEY CANFINALLY HAVE THEIRWEDDING.

WE HAVEPASSED THEIR INFORMATION ONTO KENTUCKY'S UNEMPLOYMENTOFFICIALS...WHO PROMISE TOINVESTIGATE WHY THOSE BENEFITSHAVE YET TO KICK IN.COVERING THE REBOUND, JOHNMATARESE WCPO 9 NEWS.