Higher weekly benefits payments for Iowans who are unemployed or were injured on the job began July 4, Iowa Workforce Development announced.

Only individuals who file new unemployment insurance claims for the week beginning July 4 and those who were injured on or since July 1 qualify for the new benefit payment schedules, according to an IWD news release. Individuals currently receiving benefits from state or federal programs will continue to receive the same weekly benefit amount.

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