Quote Originally Posted by Kinra View Post
While unemployment is not welfare or assistance it doesn't really make up the difference of not working. Unemployment only gives you a portion of what you were making before (in WI it's only about 30%).

If you were having trouble paying bills on what you were making before you won't get by on just unemployment. Also some states have a one week waiting period before you qualify and you have to jump through a ton of hoops. I recently filed for unemployment and it was a month before I got my first payment, but that time I was already working again. I'm not trying to say don't file for unemployment, I'm just saying it's not what some people seem to think it is.

It really sucks that you lost your new job, but at least you have a previous employer that you can return to if you need to.
Having drawn unemployment in the past myself, I am aware just how little you get.... But anything beats a blank, and it sure would help to feed those children.

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