South Carolinians receiving unemployment benefits will now see an extra $600 a week.
This is part of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, better known as the CARES Act.
DEW says 64,000 South Carolina residents received this extra money on Sunday. The agency says it paid out $53 million in federal stimulus money on Sunday, which was authorized by the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. South Carolina is one of the first ten states in the country to roll out this part of the CARES Act.
If you just filed, you will see the money when you receive your first payment from DEW, and if you are already receiving benefits, you should see the funds sometime this week. The maximum amount of unemployment benefits you can receive a week in South Carolina is $326, but with this extra $600, you could receive up to $926 per week.