FEMA program boosting unemployment benefits amid pandemic ending

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The federal program meant to help workers who lost wages due to the COVID-19 pandemic and response has ended.

The White House authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency to spend up to $44 billion to add $300 per week to the unemployment benefits of qualified workers. The money ran out before claimants in some states got their first check.

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