At least 32 states will provide the extra federal benefits by the end of this week. California, the most populous state, provided its first extra payment Sunday.
Florida's unemployment benefit system has struggled mightily to keep up with the crush, even resorting to the use of paper applications. The state began distributing the additional $600 Tuesday.
Many states neglected to upgrade their systems, even though money to do so was included in a federal stimulus package in 2009. Evermore said such upgrades are complicated by the fact that states have varying eligibility standards and benefits amounts, making off-the-shelf software solutions difficult.
For those out of work who have received the $600, it's been a lifeline. They include Mirian Carpio Carpio, 34, who was laid off a week ago from her housekeeping job at the Marquette Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. She received her $600 by direct deposit last Thursday and separately received $300 in regular state unemployment aid.
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