CARES Act and Unemployment
Last week on Friday, March 27th, 2020, President Trump signed a bill called the “CARES Act”. It is now a law. Unemployment benefits that impact freelancers are included in this law. People who qualify as freelancers are entitled to collect up to $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits. That is $600 on top of your state-level unemployed insurance benefit. This means you may qualify to earn up to $800-$900 a week in unemployment benefits. If you want to learn more about your state-level unemployment benefits, visit www.dol.gov/general/topic/unemployment-insurance. If you wish to learn more about the CARES Act, visit www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/guide-to-the-cares-act. Both links are also in the description below.
-State-level unemployment benefits: www.dol.gov/general/topic/unemployment-insurance
-CARES Act: www.sbc.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/guide-to-the-cares-act
Small Business Administration Information
SBA is a federal government agency called the Small Business Administration. The SBA is currently offering Disaster Loan assistance. Those eligible to apply for these loans including small business owners and independent contractors. If you would like to learn more about this program, please go to the website: https://www.sba.gov/disaster-assistance/coronavirus-covid-19.
Health and Human Services LIHEAP
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has a program called LIHEAP. The program is the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The program offers financial support in assisting with home energy bill payments. If you would like to learn more about this program, please go to the website: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap.