DAY 1: CURO Quarantine Series

Stay Positive. Stay Focused. Stay Strong (and home).

For the next three weeks, we will share the most important takeaways from the latest economic events to help our clients, friends and the rest of the community make imperative and well informed financial decisions. Everything from how to support your local businesses to how to navigate new tax laws - the CURO Team has the answers.

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Are you ELIGIBLE for the UNEMPLOYMENT under the cares act?

Are you eligible? You most likely are. The Cares Act creates a temporary Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program through December 31, 2020 to provide payment to “covered individuals” who are not traditionally eligible for unemployment benefits, such as self-employed individuals, independent contractors, and those who have limited work history because they were unable to work as a direct result of the coronavirus public health emergency. “Covered individuals” include those who are not eligible for regular unemployment benefits and provide self-certification that the individual is otherwise able to work but for:

  • being diagnosed with COVID-19 

  • a member of the individual’s household has been diagnosed with COVID-19 

  • the individual is providing care for a family member diagnosed with COVID-19 

  • a child is unable to attend school because it is closed due to COVID-19 

  • the individual is unable to get to work because of quarantine order or is self-quarantined based on health care provided advice 

  • the individual quit his job as a direct result of COVID-19 

  • the individual’s job is closed as a direct result of COVID-19, or 

  • is self-employed, is seeking part-time employment, does not have sufficient work history, or otherwise would not qualify for regular unemployment or extended benefits under State or Federal law or pandemic emergency unemployment compensation. 

A person may receive benefits under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program for up to 39 weeks (additional 13 weeks), which includes any week the person received regular pay or extended benefits under any federal or state program. 

Federal Government will cover the first week of unemployment.

The Act also provides an additional $600 per week to each recipient of unemployment insurance or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance for up to four months.

There will also be an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits through December 31, 2020 to help those who remain unemployed after state unemployment benefits are no longer available. 

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