Key Takeaways

  • Have questions about the federal unemployment benefits in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Recovery (CARES) Act and how the economic impact payments will influence benefit eligibility?

  • Download and read this Q&A fact sheet to find your answers to these questions, and more.

This question & answer fact sheet looks at two forms of compensation that arose from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and how they affect eligibility for several key federal and state benefits: the pandemic federal unemployment insurance and economic impact payments.