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I'm a brit so I'm far from an expert but I though you kept the US covid payouts whether you worked or not? (unless you earn something like 400k a year)? Sorry

• jpindar 6y ago
  The three individual "stimulus checks" went to everyone whether they worked or not. But in addition, unemployed people have been getting unprecedented amounts of weekly Unemployment Insurance payments. In normal times, you can only get these for a few months while proving that you are actively looking for work. During the pandemic, these have been extended and greatly increased, and the government has mostly stopped checking whether people were really looking for work. The normal rules are going to go back into effect soon, though.