SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 151A of the General Laws to the contrary, for the period of the week ending August 1st, 2020 through the week ending September 5, 2020, any claimant receiving unemployment benefits in an amount less than $100 per week, including the dependency allowance payable under section 29(c) of chapter 151A, shall be deemed eligible to receive a weekly benefit amount of $100 per week during this period, which amount shall include the dependency allowance payable under said section 29(c).
A final report on the number of redeterminations under this section, and the additional lost wages assistance funds received for each week of the covered period shall be sent to the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development and the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means.
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