Minnesota DEED chief Steve Grove on end of $600/week federal benefit: Aid, and jobs, are out there
July 23, 2020 at 08:24 AM EDT
The extra $600-per-week lifeline that's been a big part of the federal government's rescue package to the millions of people left jobless by the Covid-19 pandemic expires this week, threatening to spark a wave of evictions and further cutbacks. But Minnesota's top employment official said that there are still other options to those who relied on the benefit.