On Tuesday, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announced that the state is submitting its application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “Lost Wages” assistance program, reports nhpr.
This program aims to provide an extra federal unemployment benefit of $300 per week. The “Lost Wages” program allows states to opt-in with a 25% match. Sununu stated that recipients who currently receive $100 in benefits a week would count towards this match. Citizens who receive less than this total will be bumped up to $100 a week.
The program will reportedly be a boon to NH’s economy, by injecting $340 million over the next 22 weeks.
NH can participate and cover those receiving benefits at a cost of less than $10 million from the state’s existing unemployment funds, stated the governor.
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