About 14 million Americans have temporarily lost their unemployment benefits after incumbent President, Donald Trump failed to sign the Covid relief bill into law.
President-elect, Joe Biden had warned of “devastating consequences” if Trump continued to delay signing but the Saturday deadline has now passed.
According to the BBC, unemployment benefits and a ban on evictions will be mainly affected.
Read also: US Congress Approves $900 Billion COVID-19 Stimulus Package
The package worth $900bn (£665bn) was approved by Congress after months of difficult negotiations and compromises.
The US President says he wants to give people bigger one-off payments.
The bill includes the payment of $600 to Americans earning less than $75,000 a year. Trump says he wants Americans to receive $2,000 but Republicans in Congress refused to agree to the change.
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