INTO A FEDERAL RESOURCE TO
PROVIDE EXTRA SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE
STILL WITHOUT A JOB DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
NEW HAMPSHIRE IS GOING ALL IN ON
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S LOW WAGES
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
GOVERNOR SUNUNU: TODAY, WE’RE
ANNOUNCING THAT NEW HAMPSHIRE
WILL SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION TO
FEMA IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY.
TIM: UNDER THE PROGRAM, PEOPLE
WHO ALREADY RECEIVE AT LEAST
$100 IN WEEKLY BENEFITS WILL BE
ABLE TO RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL
$300 FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS THEY SHOULD
RECEIVE THAT MONEY IN THE COMING
WEEKS.
GOVERNOR SUNUNU: ONCE APPROVED,
THE STATE CAN ACCESS $300 IN
SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS FOR
GRANITE STATER’S THAT CURRENTLY
COLLECT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS,
AND ELIGIBLE BACK TO AUGUST 1.
IT IS RETROACTIVE TO AUGUST 1.
TIM: FOR PEOPLE RECEIVING LESS
THAN $100 A WEEK, THE GOVERNOR
SAYS THEY WILL NOW RECEIVE AN
INCREASED MINIMUM OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE BENEFIT OF $100,
MAKING THEM ELIGIBLE FOR THE
$300 STIPEND.
GOVERNOR SUNUNU: IT’S A CHANCE
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE
UNEMPLOYED OR MAYBE FAMILY
MEMBERS THAT HAVE TO STAY HOME
WITH KIDS IF THEY ARE IN A
REMOTE ONLY LEARNING PROGRAM IN
THE FALL.
TIM: THE STATE SAYS IT IS
WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
DETERMINE IF A PARENT WHO IS
CHOOSING TO KEEP THEIR CHILD
HOME FROM SCHOOL IS ELIGIBLE FOR
THIS BENEFIT.
MEANTIME, THE GOVERNOR SAYS IT’S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ALLOCATED
A LIMITED AMOUNT OF MONEY TO
THIS PROGRAM.
GOVERNOR SUNUNU: STATE
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WOULD
CONTINUE BUT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, WHEN THOSE DOLLARS
ARE DONE, THEY ARE DONE.
TIM: THE GOVERNOR ESTIMATES THIS
PROGRAM WILL P
