Some residents still waiting on unemployment funds

People getting back to work, but some are still waiting on benefits.

MEGAN...THERE ARE MANY MISSISPPINS WHOARE FEELING PAIN FROM THEPANDEMIC...ANGIE SCOTT SAYS THE PAIN IN HERHOUSEHOLDIS ELEVATED BECAUSE HER HUSBANDHASRECIEVED NO UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS, EVEN THOUGH HE FILEDFOR THEMWEEKS AGO... ANGIE SCOTT'S HUSBAND JAMES LOSTHIS JOB AS ATERRITORIAL SALES MANAGER FOR ALARGEUS COMPANY ON MARCH 30TH...AFTER18 YEARSWITH HIS COMPANY...THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH...NOTENOUGH BUISNESS RIGHT THEN TOKEEP HIM ONON MARCH 31ST AFTER TRYING TOFILE FORBENEFITS THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPIDEPARTMENTOF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY'SWEBSITE... THEY DID IT BY PHONE,AFTETR HOURS ON HOLD,AND HAVE FILED WEEKLY CLAIMCERTIFICATIONS ASINSTRUCTED...THEY'VE RECIEVED A DEBIT CARDFORBENEFITS, BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHINGELSEFOR 7 WEEKS...THEY HAVE FOLLOWED UP WITHCALLS, ON HOLDFOR HOURS...ONE TIME IT WAS A 7 AND A HALFHOURHOLD...YOU KNOW ONE TIME IT WASA 4 HOUR HOLD, THE NEXT TIMEIT'S A 6HOUR HOLD.

IT'S CRAZY SCOTT SAYSTHEY HAVE MANAGED TO GETTHROUGH TO THE CALL CENTER ON ACOUPLE OF OCCASIONS...AND THEY CAN'T HELP HIM.

CAN'TTELL HIM A THING.

THEY HAVE NOIDEAWHAT'S GOIN' ON.SHE SAYS ALL THEY'VE BEEN TOLDIS THERE'S AN ISSUE ONFILE...AND THEIR CASE IS BEINGINVESTIGATED, ALONG WITH ALL OFTHE OTHERUNEMPLOYMENT FILINGS IN THESTATE...BUT SCOTT SAYS THEY ARE ALSOCONCERNEDBECAUSE HER HUSBAND'S COMPANYSAYS THEY HAVEN'T RECIEVED ANYPAPERWORK FROM MDES...AND THEYHAVEN'T RECIEVED ANY MONEY...INCLUDING THE $600 FROM THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT,WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 56 HUNDREDDOLLARS, RIGHT?CAUSE IT'S ABOUT 7 WEEKS, AT835DOLLARS A WEEKMONEY THEY NEED TO PAY THEMORTGAGE,UTILITY BILLS, AND OTHERNECESSITIES, BUT HAVEYET TO RECIEVE...ANGIE SAY SHE AND HER HUSBANJAMES KNOWTHAT MDES IS WORKING WITHTHOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OFCASES, BUT...WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHENYOU FINALLY GET A HOLD OFSOMEBODY, THEY CAN'T TELL YOUANYTHING.

THEY HAVE NO IDEAWHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR CLAIM ANGIE SCOTT SAYS SHE SENT ALETTER TOGOVERNOR TATE REEVES DETAILINGSOME OF THE ISSUES YOU HEARABOUT IN THEIR STORY,BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T THINK OFANYONE ELSETO TURN TO...MEANWHILE, SHE SAYS HER HUSBANDIS STILLON THE HUNT FOR A NEW JOB, ANDTHEY AREHOPING A MIRACLE WILL HAPPEN TOGET SOME ANSWERS, AND MUCHNEEDED MONEY...TROY JOHNSON, 16 WAPT NEWS AT10... CASINO OPERATIONS ACROSS THESTATE AREGETTING READY FOR GAMING T