Stimulus Update Gig Workers

Under the cares act passed on march 27 2020 independent contractors gig workers and freelancers affected by the coronavirus crisis are eligible to receive a government grant of 1 000.

Stimulus update gig workers. 11 2021 at 6 11 a m. Gig workers are eligible for extra unemployment under new stimulus deal but they must clear one big hurdle first last updated. The government accountability office said in a report on monday that states have been paying self employed and gig workers getting aid under the federal pandemic unemployment assistance pua.

Many of the hundreds of thousands of california gig workers and independent contractors won t have to repay part of their unemployment aid under a provision in the new covid 19 stimulus package. The additional 300 a week payment under the new stimulus package will be included in. Gig workers are eligible for extra unemployment under new stimulus deal but they must clear one big hurdle first provided by dow jones jan 11 2021 11 11 am utc.

How 600 stimulus checks and boosted unemployment benefits help the economy unemployed workers would get an extra 11 weeks of jobless benefits and a 300 weekly enhancement to aid payments as part. Gig workers the self employed and independent contractors are not eligible for traditional unemployment benefits. Instead they received 26 weeks of payments under the federal pandemic.

Right now we re able to eat forget the rent stimulus bill delays pose financial hardship for a brooklyn ny couple raising a family on less than 400 a week in unemployment. 6 2021 at 6.