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Who qualifies for pending add $100 Mixed Earner Unemployment benefit?
1. Is your state accepting funds? (tbd)
2. Are you getting traditional unemployment insurance (NOT Pandemic Unemployment Assistance 4 self-employed)?
3. Did you report $5k in self-employment income in 2019?
1. Is your state accepting funds? (tbd)
2. Are you getting traditional unemployment insurance (NOT Pandemic Unemployment Assistance 4 self-employed)?
3. Did you report $5k in self-employment income in 2019?
If yes to all 3 questions, then you will get additional $100 benefit.
- state needs to figure out system to verify reported $5k
- total you will get for weekly UI -
state weekly benefit (based on reported W-2 income) +
$300 federal supplement +
$100 Mixed Earner
- state needs to figure out system to verify reported $5k
- total you will get for weekly UI -
state weekly benefit (based on reported W-2 income) +
$300 federal supplement +
$100 Mixed Earner
Example.
Joe, a CA musician who qualified for traditional UI based on reported W-2 income (e.g union gigs, etc.)
$ 150/wk state base amount
$ 300 federal supplement
$ 100 Mixed Earner benefit
Total a week: $550
Total Mixed Earner 11 weeks: $1100
Total all UI 11 weeks: $6050
Joe, a CA musician who qualified for traditional UI based on reported W-2 income (e.g union gigs, etc.)
$ 150/wk state base amount
$ 300 federal supplement
$ 100 Mixed Earner benefit
Total a week: $550
Total Mixed Earner 11 weeks: $1100
Total all UI 11 weeks: $6050
How Mixed Earner stimulates state economies?
1 Million Predicted Mixed Earners on Unemployment nationwide (exact # tbd)
$1100 total benefit per person
$1.1 BILLION in addition aid nationwide, which will be used for rent, utilities, food
1 Million Predicted Mixed Earners on Unemployment nationwide (exact # tbd)
$1100 total benefit per person
$1.1 BILLION in addition aid nationwide, which will be used for rent, utilities, food
Example. Texas (if they accept)
Maria, a real estate agent works part-time as an employee for 1 company & also runs her own business.
$ 535/wk state benefit +
$ 300/wk federal supplement +
$ 100/wk Mixed Earner
Total 11 weeks Mixed Earner: $1100
Total 11 weeks all: $10,285
Maria, a real estate agent works part-time as an employee for 1 company & also runs her own business.
$ 535/wk state benefit +
$ 300/wk federal supplement +
$ 100/wk Mixed Earner
Total 11 weeks Mixed Earner: $1100
Total 11 weeks all: $10,285
Let’s say Texas has 80k Mixed Earners.
If they accept the program, that would be $88 MILLION for unemployed Texans to pay towards rent, utilities, food. $88 MILLION to stimulate their economy.
Also helps Texas landlords pay the mortgage, Texas grocery stores.
If they accept the program, that would be $88 MILLION for unemployed Texans to pay towards rent, utilities, food. $88 MILLION to stimulate their economy.
Also helps Texas landlords pay the mortgage, Texas grocery stores.
Which industries do Mixed Earners typically work?
Entertainment & Arts
Healthcare & Fitness
Education
Construction
Real Estate
Retail
Finance
Women are more likely to be Mixed Earners (multiple jobs) & Women are disproportionately affected by pandemic unemployment.
Entertainment & Arts
Healthcare & Fitness
Education
Construction
Real Estate
Retail
Finance
Women are more likely to be Mixed Earners (multiple jobs) & Women are disproportionately affected by pandemic unemployment.
Who fought for Mixed Earners?
- @RepAdamSchiff @RepJudyChu @MarkWarner @TinaSmithMN @SpeakerPelosi & many more
- Mixed Earners (!!) & other artists/freelancers
- 100 arts/ent orgs & unions @sagaftra @GRAMMYAdvocacy @wearesonaLA @DPEaflcio @RIAA @freelancersu @future_of_music ...
- @RepAdamSchiff @RepJudyChu @MarkWarner @TinaSmithMN @SpeakerPelosi & many more
- Mixed Earners (!!) & other artists/freelancers
- 100 arts/ent orgs & unions @sagaftra @GRAMMYAdvocacy @wearesonaLA @DPEaflcio @RIAA @freelancersu @future_of_music ...
This benefit doesn’t make Mixed Earners whole from job loss & an unintended flaw of PUA program, BUT it extends help to artists/entrepreneurs/gig workers whose business was hit/lost & stimulates state economies.
It’s good policy & WAS FOUGHT (!) FOR BY THE PEOPLE 4 THE PEOPLE!
It’s good policy & WAS FOUGHT (!) FOR BY THE PEOPLE 4 THE PEOPLE!
Key parts of bill text. Important: states have to opt-in. For its residents to benefit next week (12/27-1/2), they must opt-in by Saturday at midnight. Delay will cause loss of eligible weeks out of 11 weeks in the bill.
If the COVID relief package passes... sigh.
If the COVID relief package passes... sigh.
