Title: Extra Unemployment Benefits Will Run Out Soon. Here's What Might Happen Then. | The Motley Fool
Headings: Extra Unemployment Benefits Will Run Out Soon. Here's What Might Happen Then.
Extra Unemployment Benefits Will Run Out Soon. Here's What Might Happen Then.
If you're counting on the extra $600 per week in benefits you've gotten lately, there could be bad news coming.
Proposal No. 1: Extend the federal $600 per week unemployment benefit
Proposal No. 2: Provide a "back to work" incentive
Proposal No. 3: Offer a more tailored approach to benefits
What does the future of unemployment benefits look like?

Content: However, these extra benefits will only be distributed through the end of July. At that point, the extra $600 per week will vanish from your unemployment checks if Congress doesn't take action. There's a heated debate within Congress right now as to what to do about unemployment benefits. Some government officials are pushing to continue the $600 per week, while others have a different solution. While nobody knows exactly what will happen by the end of July, here are some of the possibilities. Image source: Getty Images
Proposal No. 1: Extend the federal $600 per week unemployment benefit
Last month, the House of Representatives passed a second stimulus bill called the HEROES Act. This bill included a second round of stimulus checks and also proposed extending the extra $600 per week in federal unemployment benefits through January 2021.