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Pandemic unemployment benefits just expired. What will families do now?

NBC News

By Ben Popken – September 6, 2021

The federal pandemic unemployment benefits program ends Monday, leaving millions to wonder how they’ll make ends meet for their families.

An estimated 7.5 million people will be affected, according to calculations by the Century Foundation, a progressive think tank. An additional 2.1 million unemployed people will lose the $300 per week federal supplement.

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