Why the unemployed are seeing smaller checks, By Tami Luhby, June 7, 2013, CNNMoney: “Federal budget cuts are taking a big bite out of the unemployment checks for the long-term jobless. Precisely how those cuts are being carried out varies by state. Most are enacting an across-the-board reduction for all federal unemployment insurance recipients, but some are ending the program early or slashing benefits only for new enrollees. And in some states, recipients should brace for an upcoming shock. The places that took the longest to implement the cuts will need to compensate by slicing off a bigger chunk of recipients’ remaining checks…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty