FEMA Announces Approval of Lost Wages Grant for Indiana

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says starting in a few weeks it will begin offering additional temporary benefits to eligible Hoosiers as part of the federal Lost Wages Assistance program created to assist workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. FEMA announced it has approved Indiana for a grant under the program. Officials say the hope is to replace some of the money people on unemployment lost when the earlier federal enhancement expired a few weeks ago. Indiana’s extra payments will likely start in September but will be retroactive back to August 1st. FEMA says its grant funding will allow Indiana to provide $300 per week — on top of their regular unemployment benefit — to those unemployed due to COVID-19 who qualify, and FEMA will work with Governor Eric Holcomb to implement a system to make this funding available to Indiana residents.