Public Assistance Programs

Public Assistance Programs Since the Great Depression, the United States has offered several different public assistance programs aimed at different groups of people who have different problems or needs.  These programs include the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (“TANF”) program, unemployment benefits, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP” – more commonly known by its former [...]

General Assistance

General Assistance The phrase “general assistance” can refer to a broad array of services and benefits.  For purposes of our site, we’ll focus in on general welfare and public welfare benefit payments offered through a wide variety of government-sponsored programs.  Most welfare programs in the Untied States can be traced back to the Great Depression [...]

Do I Qualify For Unemployment?

Do I Qualify For Unemployment? As individuals have continued to lose their jobs and wait for the long delayed economic recovery that the country has been hoping for, many people are faced with this task of answering the question: “Do I Qualify For Unemployment?”  It can be a complex question to answer, especially for those [...]

LA Unemployment

LA Unemployment The Louisiana Workforce Commission is responsible to process and manage the Louisiana unemployment benefits program.  LA unemployment benefits are available to individuals who file an application and successfully demonstrate that they are entitled to receive a weekly payment claim check.  Many people find it difficult to work with the Louisiana Workforce Commission and [...]

Collecting Unemployment

Collecting Unemployment Unemployment insurance is offered in each state to people who have lost their job due to no fault of their own and need temporary assistance in meeting various financial obligations until such time as they can find a new job again.  Benefits are paid out each week to eligible recipients and will only [...]

Unemployment Assistance

Unemployment Assistance Unemployment benefits were created during the Great Depression to help individuals who were out of work until they could find a new job. Unemployment compensation is not meant to be a long term income solution for households. Instead, the payments are a stop-gap measure for people who are out of work and need [...]

Unemployment Claims

Unemployment Claims The unemployment insurance program was created during the Great Depression. The purpose of the program must provide temporary financial assistance to individuals and their families when they innocently lost their job and, therefore, were struggling to pay bills and put food on the table while the household breadwinner attempted to find new employment. [...]

IN Unemployment

IN Unemployment The Indiana Department of Workforce Development manages and assists people with Indiana (“IN”) unemployment benefits. The Department of Workforce Development provides unemployment benefits to individuals who submit an application successfully show that they meet all state and federal requirements for this important program. If you have ever tried to look up the details [...]

How To Collect Unemployment

How To Collect Unemployment Unemployment benefits are only available to individuals who meet a series of specific requirements.  These weekly payments are meant to temporarily replace (at least partly anyway) the income you were earning at the job you have just recently lost.  The laws governing unemployment insurance are jointly made by both the United [...]

Work One Unemployment

Work One Unemployment Work One is the State of Indiana’s primary portal to file for unemployment benefits if you are a resident of that state.  The Work One unemployment benefits website is overseen and maintained by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.  Their goal is to help you receive Indiana unemployment benefits (if you meet [...]