Trump’s Unemployment Program to Pay up to $1,800 in Lost Benefits: Official

Visitors to the New York State Department of Labor are turned away at the door by personnel, due to closures over CCP virus concerns in New York City, N.Y., on March 18, 2020. John Minchillo/AP Photo

Many unemployed workers will get up to $1,800 in extra jobless aid through the Lost Wages Assistance program created last month by the Trump administration.

A spokeswoman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the government agency overseeing the relief, said in an interview last week that states had to apply for the Lost Wages Assistance funds, and up to six weeks of payments will be issued to eligible workers who are eligible.