The Office of the Inspector General found states had trouble implementing unemployment benefits from the CARES Act due to fraud and improper payments.

Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Many people's budgets look a lot different during Covid. Unemployment benefits and direct payments have replaced paychecks in the income ...

Are stimulus checks coming soon? Here’s what’s confirmed, what isn’t, and what to watch next as Trump officials discuss possible $2,000 payments.

In late 2025, President Donald Trump discussed a $2,000 stimulus check. Here's whether the stimulus check was approved and ...

Nonprofits are scrambling to make the most of the $2 trillion stimulus law, also known as the CARES Act, signed into law last month. The Chronicle gathered a panel of experts in a virtual forum to ...

The $1,390 stimulus payment is set to be a financial lifeline for millions of Americans in 2025. With inflation still impacting household budgets and the cost of basic necessities rising across the ...

Tax season is right around the corner and many filers may have some different questions about their returns on the heels of an unprecedented year. The federal government doled out billions of dollars’ ...

The CEO of ID.me told Axios the US lost $400 billion to fraudulent claims, with another expert saying 70% of stolen money ultimately left the country.

First 2026 Social Security payments start January 14. They carry a 2.8% COLA boost for 71 million Americans. Retired workers ...

WASHINGTON -- As Americans enter the third year of the pandemic, they can expect to receive significantly less federal aid. There won't be any more stimulus checks. Boosted unemployment benefits and ...

McConnell claimed on Thursday that Biden's stimulus benefits are causing worker shortages. "We have flooded the zone with checks that I'm sure everybody loves to get, and also enhanced unemployment," ...