"When we're talking about the SNAP program, one of the other programs we're definitely concerned about is unemployment insurance,"
"That will be the next thing that we have to be concerned about."
"We are hearing informally that many states will start to feel the impact by mid-November,"
"I'm easily freaked out about unemployment insurance problems, and I'm not freaked out about this,"
SNAP payments were halted on Saturday, but two federal judges ordered benefits resumed for roughly 42 million recipients. Unemployment insurance benefits are funded almost entirely by states through employer-paid taxes; the federal government funds only administrative costs, representing about 7% of total program costs. States have not received new federal funds for those administrative costs since October 1, and some states are already running low. Department officials report many states may begin to feel impacts by mid-November. Former DOL officials and UI experts assess that Americans are unlikely to go without unemployment insurance because states will prioritize paying benefits.
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