Schumer and Ocasio-Cortez announce funds for families who lost a loved one during Covid but couldn't

[Newby]

Maybe it's so they can hold a real funeral after COVID since they wouldn't allow more than 10 people total at funerals during COVID.

And that wasn't when 2- people leave, two more can go in. Nope! 10 people per day.

 

[Allen Trent]

Is this just the first step toward "Final Expense for All"?

Nah--they already have that . $250 death benefit from Soc Sec. who needs more than that?

 

[Allen Trent]

There'll be a new MLM pop up offering rags to riches promoting this thing :(

Somehow the gov never learns: fraud awaits.

exactly. For instance, when 2020 stimulus checks went out for divorced couples with kids, the last one to claim the child on the tax return got the stimulus checks. now, at tax filing the other parent gets to now collect the stimulus checks from last year.

Along the same lines, there were no checks for college age kids last year. now, when filing tax returns the parents can choose to not claim the kid as a dependent & the kid will collect both 2020 checks on their tax refund

and those 2 instances are really, really minor compared to the PUA & PPP fraud and lack of oversight. Last I saw, California had like $30B in outright Unemployment fraud for 2020

 

[somarco]

I believe they are giving less than previous and lower the income drop off point as well

Georgia Democrats have reportedly already begun fuming over their two new senators, the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, who were sworn in Wednesday by Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a new report.

Both men narrowly won hard-fought races against Republican incumbents in the Peach State, winning control of the Senate for the Democrats in the process.

But a major issue raised by critics is that President Biden espoused a coronavirus relief plan that would send $1,400 checks to many Americans – while Warnock and Ossoff campaigned on a $2,000 promise.

Georgia voters enraged after Democrats promise of '$2,000 checks' becomes $1,400

 

[Northeast Agent]

Families who lost loved ones to COVID are clamoring for $7K funeral funds

Dozens of families have contacted KTVU since the announcement came out about the funds two weeks ago; all are desperate to be reimbursed and all are confused as to why the announcement would be made weeks or months in advance of the logistics being worked out.

Lawmakers said that FEMA is creating a hotline to help provide information to people seeking reimbursement.

The funds will be retroactive to those who died between Jan. 20 to Dec. 31, 2020.

The current funding does not cover deaths in 2021, even though Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have said they are trying to extend that in the next COVID relief bill.

 

[Northeast Agent]

FEMA to reimburse up to $7K for COVID funeral costs starting in April

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Friday they'll allocate $2 billion – $7,000 per family – for COVID-related funeral costs incurred after Jan. 20, 2020, starting in April.

The reimbursements are part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, both signed into law earlier this month.

Caskets, urns, burial plots, headstones and other required costs are eligible for assistance. Costs relating to obituaries, flowers, printed materials, catering, transporting guests to funeral services and gratuities are ineligible for assistance.

– Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press

 

[Life Hawk]

I always enjoy the following,

he Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Friday they'll allocate $2 billion – $7,000 per family – for COVID-related funeral costs incurred after Jan. 20, 2020, starting in April.

They seem to omit each time, "from where doth that coin cometh".

Yep... this ride is head down hill fast.

 

[Northeast Agent]

FEMA will pay families up to $9,000 to help with COVID-19-related funeral costs. Here's how to apply and who's eligible.

Starting in April, the federal government will help cover the funeral costs of families who've lost a loved one to COVID-19. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says you can receive up to $9,000 to help pay for funeral costs, and up to $35,000 if you've paid for funerals of multiple individuals. Funeral costs must be dated after January 20, 2020 in order to get reimbursed.

 

[Northeast Agent]

Was originally $7,000.

 

[Northeast Agent]

More than 1 million calls inundated FEMA's new Covid-19 funeral assistance hotline on first day - CNNPolitics

A FEMA spokesperson told CNN Thursday that nearly 1 million calls occurred within the first 90 minutes of the phone lines opening.

On Capitol Hill Wednesday, FEMA acting Administrator Robert Fenton described the influx of calls to the agency's hotline, pointing to "60,000 calls, 58,000 registrations. 1,700 have already come back with documentation. Hopefully we'll start funding that next week."

"That represents about 10% of the deaths so far," Fenton said during a Senate subcommittee hearing on FEMA's Covid response.