Pandemic Relief What Remains And What S Gone
Amid the pandemic’s economic downturn, the federal government created a slew of new programs from scratch, sending out stimulus payments, beefing up unemployment benefits, pausing payments on student loans, and helping out renters and homeowners who couldn’t make their payments on time, among many other programs. With the job market having made steps toward recovery since then, some of that safety net is being withdrawn—but some of it is set to last longer, and some parts of it might even be made permanent....