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Here’s your unemployment update for Sunday, April 4th, 2021.

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment says everyone receiving unemployment benefits in Colorado must now verify their identity.

The Department requires everyone to go through the ID.me program to establish their identities, not just new applicants.

Phil Spesshardt, acting director of the state’s Unemployment Insurance Division stated, “Fraudsters continue to be resilient, persistent and continue to try to hit the system in any way that they can.”

The task will be a large one, given the almost 279,000 continuing unemployment claims the state gets every week.

The whole process of verification takes up to 15 minutes and involves a photo of a government-issued ID and uploading a selfie.

Meanwhile, In Skagit County, Washington nonprofits will begin distributing $8.9 million in assistance Monday for struggling residents who need helping paying rent.

Sarah Hinman, housing and community services manager said, “the federal funding will be able to help about 2,000 households with…