States overpaid billions in unemployment assistance after enhanced and extended benefits were approved last year, according to a U.S. government watchdog
and the related economic downturn. Two programs were created: one that offered unemployment assistance to gig workers, the self-employed and others not previously eligible for benefits, and another that extended payments after state benefits were exhausted, which typically occurs in six months or less.
Lawmakers also provided a federally funded enhancement on top of amounts approved by states. Initially the enhancement was $600 a week. Since late December 2020, it has been $300 a week. The amount of overpayments represents about 2% of the roughly $660 billion in unemployment benefits paid out by the Treasury Department during the year ended March 31, 2021. The Treasury figures don’t includeTo Read the Full Story
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