'Silent crisis' looms as US to end Covid aid for millions of jobless

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 05, 2021 12:06 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Spending less on food. Drawing down on retirement savings. Dropping out of the workforce altogether.

Last year, the United States massively expanded unemployment aid as Covid-19 broke out. But in the coming days those benefits will end, forcing millions of jobless Americans - some of whom haven't worked for the entire pandemic - to make hard choices about how they will get by in an economy newly menaced by the Delta variant.

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