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: 2: Provide a "back to work" incentive
One potential solution to the problem of workers choosing to continue collecting benefits rather than go back to work is to provide a "back to work" bonus. This GOP proposal, led by Republican Senator Rob Portman, aims to encourage workers to go back to work by giving them a $450-per-week incentive in addition to their regular wages. This proposal has its fans and its critics as well. Those who support the proposal say it's a good way to ensure as many people as possible are working. Critics, though, argue that it encourages people to go back to work during a pandemic and potentially put their health (and the health of others) at risk. Proposal No. 3: Offer a more tailored approach to benefits
A third proposal is the Worker Relief and Security Act, which would create a more tailored approach to how benefits are distributed. Under this proposal, unemployed workers can continue to collect the extra $600 per week in federal benefits until the coronavirus pandemic is no longer considered a national or state emergency.