Ohio Department of Job and Family Services

Technological issues continue to bog down the system that needs to be upgraded.

The federal government has authorized $300 weekly unemployment bonus checks, but many Ohioans say they are not getting them yet.

Ohio enters the new year with the economic task of repaying federal loans used to pay unemployment benefits needed during much of the pandemic.

Starting next week, new recipients will be subject to work requirements in order to get their benefits.

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Parents of K-12 students in Ohio who receive free or reduced school meals will soon see a Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer – or P-EBT – card in the mail. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is sending the P-EBT cards to make up for the 53 days of school breakfasts and lunches students missed out on when the state’s public schools went virtual in March. Families will receive one card for every student in the free meals program. Each card will have $302 or $231, depending on when the student enrolled in the program.

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