Woman waiting on unemployment benefits says she’s forced to apply for high interest credit cards to pay utilities
Furloughed bartender has been waiting on $6,500 in unpaid unemployment since MayTammy Menke was earning $20 an hour as a waitress and bartender when the pandemic forced her employer to close the doors in March leaving her without a paycheck and a lon...
Department of Economic Opportunity tracking return to work status of people on Florida unemployment benefits
Daytona Beach expands CARES Act help for renters impacted by coronavirusMore Daytona Beach households can now qualify for pandemic rental assistance after the city expanded its qualifications for the program to include middle-income household...
Florida woman left homeless after Hurricane Sally still waiting for unemployment assistanceDominque Fusco had been waiting for unemployment benefits for 13 weeks when Hurricane Sally delivered the final blow she did not need.
Orange County CARES Act portal to reopen for another round of financial assistanceOrange County residents who have been financially impacted by COVID-19 will once again have the opportunity to apply for assistance when the county’s CARES Act portal reo...
News 6, DEO help single mom unlock 12 weeks of unemployment benefitsKimberly Kleckly has been fighting to get her state unemployment benefits restarted after a two-day training session for a new job was cut short because she tested positi...
Local landscape company one of 20 linked to SBA loan applications with identical tax numberWhen Dan Gascoyne of ALL 4 LAWNS discovered his employer identification number had been used by 19 other businesses to apply for emergency grants with the Small Business ...
Half a million Florida residents may still be eligible for stimulus checksThe IRS launched a national campaign this week that includes notifying more than 567,000 residents in Florida who did not file a tax return in 2018 or 2019 but may still ...
‘I’m 60, where do I go from here?’: Exhibition events manager waiting 3 months for jobless benefitsJack Stroming says he's emptied his savings, 401-k while on furlough.
News 6, DEO unlock unemployment account ‘suspended’ for 17 weeksFor 17 weeks, Eugene Rosenquest waited for some response from the Department of Economic Opportunity to issue much needed unemployment benefits.
U.S. Secret Service tracking millions in stolen coronavirus small business loansThe U.S. Secret Service Orlando office has recovered more than $2 million in stolen assets from Central Florida bank accounts meant to help small businesses during the CO...
Separation agreement with employer leaves unemployed woman with no jobless benefitsWhen Candace Davis signed an employee/employer separation agreement with Optum Health in early May she said she still wanted to work and never agreed to waive her state u...
Orlando to launch rental assistance program in partnership with United WayThe city of Orlando hopes to help about 300 families behind on their rent due to the pandemic through a grant program funded by federal coronavirus relief dollars.
Retired Orange County school teacher says she’s still waiting for coronavirus stimulus checkJan McClure has spent the last 5-months waiting for a stimulus check that was supposed to be deposited into her bank account on May 6.
APPLY: This program is helping seniors pay their energy bills during the COVID-19 pandemicDue to the coronavirus pandemic, many seniors are spending more time at home than ever, which means there’s a good chance their energy bills are -- you guessed it -- high...
Florida unemployment ‘over payment’ leaves unemployed chef without benefits for 5 monthsJoshua Arroyo is a chef without a job, unemployment benefits or his own place to live.
Furloughed chef gets jobless benefits restored 72 hours after contacting News 6Todd Henke said he contacted News 6 on the advice of his mother after he received just two unemployment checks since he was first furloughed on April 5.
Widow of decorated Marine still waiting for tax refundCarol Whitfield has been struggling with the loss of her husband, failing vision and a five-month wait for a $3,000 tax refund she admits she “really needs.”
Unemployed senior citizens still waiting for federal stimulus checksJeffrey and Josette Yorinks said when they received a letter from Washington, D.C. in May that read “Your economic impact payment has arrived” they were convinced a finan...
Donations pour in after single mom’s lost food stamp plight When Nicole Finn blamed the Department of Economic Opportunity for a mistake that cut her weekly food stamps to $16, the News 6 community responded with a wave of generos...
20-year-old admits mystery woman used his identity to apply for small business grantFlorida residents who have received unemployment benefit notices or deposits from states like Massachusetts, Arizona and Pennsylvania, may be “unwitting” accomplices in a...
Widow suspects identity theft after receiving unemployment money from 4 statesA Florida widow says she is afraid her personal information is being used by a conman to steal unemployment benefits across the country.
New Florida resident latest to have identity used to file jobless claim in MassachusettsA New England insurance employee who recently transferred to Central Florida a few weeks ago is the fourth known victim of an apparent scheme to apply for unemployment be...
State Sen. Stewart delivering unemployment files to DEO OfficeState Sen. Linda Stewart (D) District 13, continued her version of shuttle diplomacy from Orlando to Tallahassee Thursday as she delivered a second collection of unemploy...
Pine Hills to host weekly food distributions throughout JulyFamilies can head to the community center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays.
