Georgia man concerned after unemployment benefits fall through The Department of Labor said that the program for self-employed workers is a new program, one that was thrown together loosely to offer aid to people when the pandemic first hit. (Source: WTOC) By Jaclyn Harold | May 14, 2021 at 10:24 AM EDT - Updated May 14 at 10:24 AM
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV) - A Valdosta man said he lost everything while waiting for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) help that never came.
Millions of Georgians filed for unemployment when the pandemic began, some for the first time in their lives. Sammy Tanner, a Valdosta man who was self-employed before COVID-19, is now without a home and is still waiting for assistance from the state.