Millions of New Yorkers remain unemployed due to COVID-19. With federal assistance set to end in July, the situation is dire as these payments were used to cover basic essentials for workers and their families – and those who were excluded from CARES Act support and state unemployment assistance continue to struggle. The facts are stark. “Over 9.3 million New Yorkers—48 percent of the state’s population—received Economic Impact Payments (EIP) totaling over $15 billion by May 22, 2020. Undocumented immigrants, as well as married couples who file jointly but have mixed status, were excluded from receiving the EIP.”
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