Arizonans receiving unemployment will see their benefits reduced to a maximum of $240 per week with the expiration of federal funding that supplemented payments with an extra $600. The reduction in assistance comes as continuing unemployment claims in the state surpassed 3 million for the first time.
Tens of thousands of residents have also applied for rental assistance, though only roughly 10% have actually received aid from the state. Arizona 360 got insight into the economic pressures facing Arizonans from KJZZ senior field correspondent Katherine Davis-Young who has covered the issue extensively.
Arizona 360 airs Fridays at 8:30 p.m. on PBS 6 and Saturdays at 8 p.m. on PBS 6 PLUS. See more from Arizona 360.
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