Expanded unemployment will cost West Virginia $26M a week

Published August 11, 2020 10:00pm ET



West Virginians receiving unemployment benefits will be getting an additional $300 a week from the federal government and another $100 from the state government, which will cost the state about $26 million per week, Gov. Jim Justice said Monday.

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump provides an additional $300 a week from the federal government for all Americans receiving unemployment benefits, which is half of what previous federal assistance paid. States must match this funding with $100. Although states can count their existing payments toward that $100, Justice said the state will match an additional $100.

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