‘I have $0 in my bank account.’ 75K people in N.J. still waiting for unemployment extension

On Jan. 9, Elizabeth Matsutani said she received her last unemployment check for $414, exhausting the benefits she’s relied on since April after she lost her job as an administrative assistant due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Since then, the 60-year-old has watched her bills pile up — $1,100 in rent for her Lake Como studio apartment, $173 in cable and internet, $136 for car insurance, and money for her cat’s insulin for diabetes.

“I have $0 in my bank account. I have nothing, and I never thought in my whole life that I would say that,” she said, breaking down in tears. “I’ve never been to a f…

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Posted: February 3rd, 2021 | Author: NJNewsCommons | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: COVID-19, New Jersey, Unemployment | Comments Off on ‘I have $0 in my bank account.’ 75K people in N.J. still waiting for unemployment extension

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