A majority of out-of-work New Yorkers will see their unemployment insurance benefit checks get bigger beginning Oct. 13, thanks to a planned boost that goes into effect this month.
The maximum amount will increase from $504 to $869 per week, the state’s first rise in payouts since 2019. Among those who could benefit will be government workers furloughed without pay in the federal government shutdown that has lasted a week so far, with no conclusion in sight. An estimated 115,000 federal workers live in New York State.
Increases are expected for more than half of unemployed New Yorkers, even if they are not currently receiving the maximum amount, state Department of Labor commissioner Roberta Reardon said in a phone call with reporters last week…