--- title: The White House Won't Push to Extend Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Ahead of September Expiration Date description: The White House says that the pandemic unemployment benefits that pay an extra $300 a week for jobless Americans will not be extended. authors: - name: Julia Glum role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/julia-glum/ bio: Julia Glum joined Money in 2018 and specializes in covering financial trends that affect everyday Americans' wallets. She also writes Dollar Scholar, a weekly newsletter that teaches young adults how to navigate the messy world of money. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2018 articles: 453 covers: - Economy and Politics - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - Newsweek - International Business Times - CBS News - Good Morning America - WUSA9 - Pix 11 - The New York Times - Mashable - The Washington Post - CNBC - Politico social: - https://x.com/superjulia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-glum published: '2021-08-20T18:15:27.000Z' modified: '2024-01-10T16:44:59.000Z' section: Economy and Politics tags: - News - Unemployment word_count: 505 canonical: https://money.com/extra-unemployment-benefits-expiration-date/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![The US Department of Labor Building with a color filter](https://img.money.com/2021/08/News-Enhanced-Unemployment-Benefits-Ending.jpg) Three federal programs that have provided jobless Americans with extra unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 crisis are [set to expire](https://money.com/pandemic-unemployment-benefits-extension/) Sept. 6 — and the White House is not going to stop it. That was the message from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh in a Thursday [letter](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0326) to congressional leaders about the upcoming benefits cliff. They called the initiatives "a critical lifeline for millions of Americans who were unemployed, through no fault of their own, during the COVID pandemic." But they indicated that President Joe Biden does not plan to push for an extension because labor conditions show the "nation is getting back to work." The unemployment rate [currently](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf) sits at 5.4%, though concerns around the Delta variant could hurt the economy and the jobs market in the months ahead. [The Century Foundation](https://tcf.org/content/report/7-5-million-workers-face-devastating-unemployment-benefits-cliff-labor-day/?agreed=1) estimates about 7.5 million people will lose all of their benefits when the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Extended Unemployment Compensation programs wrap up next month. Others will be impacted by the end of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, which provided a $300-per-week supplement on top of regular state payments. "The temporary $300 boost in benefits will expire on September 6th, as planned," Yellen and Walsh wrote. "As President Biden has said, the boost was always intended to be temporary, and it is appropriate for that benefit boost to expire." Admitting that it makes sense for some workers to "continue receiving additional assistance for a longer period of time," the letter also pushed states to use some of the $350 billion allocated to them in the [American Rescue Plan](https://money.com/stimulus-package-2021-checks-unemployment/) to keep supporting unemployed people. Whether they will is another issue. Some states have already, and [controversially](https://fox17.com/news/local/tennessee-is-7th-state-to-be-sued-for-cutting-off-federal-unemployment-benefits), cut the enhanced benefits off. States like Alabama, Iowa, Missouri, South Carolina and Texas ended PUA and PEUC benefits earlier this summer; others have tried to end the program and been sued over it. The secretaries' letter proposed broader unemployment reform, but the quickly approaching September deadline is a more pressing concern for the [8.7 million people who are still unemployed](https://money.com/job-openings-2021/). The National Employment Law Project [said in a news release](https://www.nelp.org/news-releases/nelp-welcomes-biden-administration-call-for-immediate-unemployment-insurance-reforms/) that 74% of recipients "now face the loss of all unemployment aid on Labor Day." Workers of color will be disproportionately affected. If this sounds familiar to you, it's probably because it's reminiscent of the mess that happened earlier this month with the federal [eviction moratorium](https://money.com/eviction-ban-emergency-rental-assistance/). The moratorium expired, sparked protests and then was frantically — and legally dubiously — re-upped by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As pandemic-specific relief programs continue to expire in the coming months, the most you can do is prepare your wallet, follow the news and call your representatives. 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