SPRINGFIELD (WSIL) -- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says the state has applied for federal Lost Wage Assistance (LWA) funds for unemployed workers.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security submitted its application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the supplemental aid.
Under the new program, individuals unemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible to receive an additional $300 per week.
“President Trump’s program will likely cut off the most vulnerable workers, create needless competition among the states for these limited FEMA dollars, and sow more confusion among the unemployed, so I want to caution that those eligible for these dollars will likely encounter frustration and unfairness brought on by the President’s short-sighted and short lived program,� said Gov. JB Pritzker. “However, the $300 benefit will provide much needed assistance for those who can get it, too many of whom are facing terrible choices about whether to pay their rent, buy groceries or get medicine. We will do everything in our power to make sure every eligible recipient can participate in this program.�
Lost Wage Assistance (LWA) funds are separate from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program, which provided an additional $600 each week, and ended in July.
and have also applied for the additional funding.
