As a source of relief for those who lost jobs and income during the pandemic, Congress passed the CARES Act in March and activated an additional $600 per week in benefits for people who qualified for unemployment.

That $600 bonus ended late last week and means significant changes to come for the more than 25 million people who received it.

Marco Cicero worked at a nonpartisan government data company before being laid off at the end of March. As a resident of Moorestown, New Jersey who worked in Pennsylvania, he initially had issues hearing back from state agencies after applying for unemployment benefits.

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