12 Million To Lose Jobless Benefits The Day After Christmas Unless Congress Acts

Todd Anderson is a single dad raising four children in Mackinaw City, Mich. “I’m pretty honest and open with them,” he says. “They know we’re in a spot right now.”

Todd Anderson

Updated at 8:48 a.m. ET

The day after Christmas, millions of Americans will lose their jobless benefits, according to a new study. And that could spell financial ruin for many people, like 44-year-old Todd Anderson in the small town of Mackinaw City, Mich.

Anderson’s a single dad with four kids — two of them 5-year-old twins. He lost his income after the pandemic hit in the spring. He did landscape design at resorts that host big weddings, and he says all that’s been shut down.