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In the US, the $600 (£465) a week additional payment that the government approved to top up unemployment benefits during the pandemic will expire on 31 July.

In many states, recipients have already received their last cheque.

"It's pretty dire," says Brandon Humberston, who worked as a cook at Mexican restaurant until the pandemic cost him his job. His benefits will be cut from $750 to $150. "My generation is hanging on by a thread."

Politicians in Washington have yet to act.

While Democrats have proposed another $3tn in spending, Republicans have rejected that plan and they are divided about how much more aid - if any - is warranted.

The fate of the unemployment benefits that Mr Humberston - and an estimated 30 million other Americans rely on - is giving the debate a sense of urgency.

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