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STILL WAITING ON THEIR FIRST CHECK. MATT: -- QUICK SOMETHING HAS GOT AGAIN. MATT: IT IS BEEN OVER A MONTH SINCE XAVIER FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. STILL HE HAS NOT SEEN ANY BENEFITS. >> YOU’RE CALLED CLOSE TO THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND IT IS DROPPED AND THAT REPEAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MATT: DESPITE OFFICIAL SAYING STAFF IS BEEN ADDING TO THE CALL CENTER, XAVIER SAYS HE CANNOT GET THROUGH, EVEN TO GET A QUESTION ANSWERED. >> PEOPLE NEED HELP AND PEOPLE NEED SOMEONE TO SPEAK TO. MATT: ONE QUESTION IS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES WEBSITE SHOWING HER APPLICATIONS AS PENDING. THE SPOKESPERSON TELLS US, WHILE WE CANNOT COMMENT ON AN INDIVIDUALS CLAIM DUE TO PRIVACY CONCERNS, I CAN TELL YOU TO STATUS MEANS A DETERMINATION ON AN INITIAL CLAIM IS NOT BEEN MADE. WITH THE ADDED HELP FROM STATE AGENCIES SPECIFICALLY, THE EXTRA HELP FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MORE CLAIMANTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE PENDING STATUS REMOVED AND ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS MADE. >> PEOPLE ARE ANGRY AND DESPERATE AT THIS POINT. MATT: REPRESENTATIVE SAYS PEOPLE ARE CALLING HIS OFFICE WITH QUESTIONS. HE IS ONE OF THE LAWMAKERS WHO HAVE TRIED PAPER APPLICATIONS OUT TO PEOPLE WHO FIND THE WEBSITE UNHELPFUL. HE SAYS PERHAPS A NEW APPROACH IS NEEDED. >> IF THE STATE FOUND A WAY TO OPEN DRIVE-THRU’S AROUND FLORIDA TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET TESTED FOR COVID-19, AND THEY DID THIS IN A MATTER OF WEEKS, WHY CAN’T WE DO THE SAME FRONT OF CLEMENT BENEFITS? MATT: MEANWHILE, FOR MANY, THE WAIT CONTINUES. >> WE HAVE -- WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST TO SURVIVE. THAT MONEY I

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