Speaker Tim Moore sweetened the bill with an amendment that would spend $250 million in federal COVID-19 relief aid on eliminating the individual waiting list for government subsidies for child care. Paying for day care is considered a major stumbling for mothers to retur...
Student loan forbearance put into place due to COVID-19 will end on December 31 if lawmakers don't act. Here's how to prepare. (iStock) In late March, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act was signed into law. The CARES Act included different types of financial r...
One such relief program is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which provides forgivable loans to help businesses keep their employees on payroll. If a business received a PPP loan, they are generally not eligible to claim the ERC for the same wages used to qualify for PPP loan forgiveness...
Some borrowers may find that under an IDR plan, they qualify for potentially no payment or a very small, more manageable amount. However, a trade-off is that such a plan usually extends the length of repayment, costing more in the long run because of interest, experts note. ...
2. Will I qualify for a personal loan? Many lenders are responding to the economic downturn by requiring higher income and credit scores from potential borrowers. Since mostpersonal loans are unsecuredby collateral, your loan approval will depend on your credit score, payment history and yourdebt...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) situation developed rapidly at the onset of 2020, leaving many small business owners uncertain about their future. Those we’ve spoken with expect the coronavirus to have a significant impact on their revenue. Unfortunately, these concerns were justified, but there are...
Meanwhile, a study done in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic found animal companionship to be particularly useful for combating the social isolation and loneliness many people experienced during and after global lockdowns. While an animal doesn’t have to be a certified ESA in order to ...
Do positive things for others, such as lending a hand if a person has a hard time that you know about. Suppose you go out of your way to help when you see a mess you did not make; clean it up. When you see a need, try to make yourself available to help. If you do the ...
Should you receive an unemployment overpayment notice, you may file an appeal, request a waiver, or repay the money. COVID-19 and Unemployment Insurance The governmentscrambled to get relief packages up and runningwhen the pandemic shut down the economy, but most state unemployment offices were ...
TheCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed on March 27, 2020, helped those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including part-time and self-employed workers who usually don't qualify for unemployment benefits. The CARES Act added 13 weeks of coverage on top of wha...