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According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that was conducted on August 10 and 11, three out of 10 Americans who lost work during the Covid-19 pandemic reported that they will have “a very difficult time meeting basic needs,” including housing and food expenditures, after the CARES Act’s weekly $600 supplemental unemployment insurance (UI) benefits lapsed last month.

An article in The Wall Street Journal notes that state and local budget cuts resulting from Covid-19’s economic fallout “pose a headwind to the U.S. economic recovery.”

Yesterday, HUD published Notice FR-6218-N-01 to provide guidance on program rules, waivers and alternative requirements applicable to supplemental Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds made available under the CARES Act to "prevent, prepare for and respond to" the coronavirus pandemic (also known as CDBG-CV grants).

On August 8, President Trump signed four Executive Orders after negotiations between White House officials and Democratic leadership failed to produce a new coronavirus relief package.

The Department of Labor’s July 2020 job report shows that the U.S. economy added 1.8 million jobs and the unemployment rate dropped from 11.1 to 10.2 percent last month.

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