One of the few relief programs available to jobless Americans has effectively ended just as the prospects of a new stimulus deal before the election fade.
At least 46 states have paid out all the benefits available under the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program, while the remaining will just pay for the weeks up to September 5 — when the program effectively expired.
“The money's been gone for months. Some people are getting a check this week or last week but it accounts for overdue payments,” Michele Evermore, a senior policy analyst at the National Employment Law Project, told Yahoo Money. “The money coming along now is just paying back long overdue debt.”
