Washington, Jul 31 (AP) Another month passes. The coronavirus pandemic marches on. And Americans struggling amid the economic fallout once again have to worry as their next rent checks come due August 1.

Many left jobless by the crisis are already behind on payments. And the arrival of August brings new anxieties.

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A supplemental USD 600 in weekly federal unemployment benefits that helped many pay their bills is set to expire as July ends, with Congress bogged down in disagreement over a new round of aid.

Also set to end, unless lawmakers intervene, is a federal moratorium on evictions that has shielded millions of renters — though some Americans remain protected by similar state and local actions.

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The Associated Press reconnected with renters first interviewed ahead of their April payments. Four months later, some have returned to work.

One saw her church step in to cover her rent. Some found landlords willing to negotiate, while others are still looking for relief.

Sakai Harrison moved to New York to try to make it as a personal trainer and designer - but his gym shuttered early in the pandemic, and after weeks of struggling to both pay the rent and put food in his fridge, he knew what he had to do.

He moved back to Georgia for greater stability.

In May, he left his Brooklyn apartment and its USD 1,595 monthly rent for Atlanta. When the first of the month rolls around, his new place costs about USD 400 less - and it's larger.

“This is the biggest silver lining I've ever seen,” he said.

He's training with a few one-on-one clients, and he's launched a boot camp with a dozen more.

This week, he met four of them at a park, where they did lunging squats, pull-ups, and a military-like crawl. Harrison then led them into a gym for dumbbell exercises.

They didn't wear masks for virus protection - Harrison says they take precautions, but pointed out that the state doesn't mandate face coverings.

Harrison modeled the proper form and pace, corrected the men when needed, and gently teased when they tired or slowed down. Some shot barbs back, and Harrison smiled.

He's charging clients slightly less than he got at Blink Fitness in New York, but that amount's helping him develop an apparel brand. He's taking orders for a line of shoes, T-shirts and hats.

Barring another shutdown, Harrison said, “I'll be fine.”

Financial challenges keep piling up for Roushaunda Williams months after she lost her job of nearly 20 years tending bar at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago.

Potential reopening dates for the hotel have been pushed back, Williams said, and hospitality jobs remain scarce. She anticipates being unable to pay her USD 1,900 rent by September — especially if Congress doesn't reauthorise the weekly USD 600 in additional unemployment aid as part of a new relief package.

Williams, 52, said she asked the management company that owns her apartment for a rent reduction or other help. So far, she's been told her rent will just accrue if she can't pay.

The Illinois governor recently extended a moratorium on evictions into August. Still, Williams worries about debt piling up while she's unemployed.

“I've exhausted my savings," she said. "So I don't have a safety net at all now.”

Jas Wheeler once hoped to ride out the pandemic and return to work at a Vermont bakery. Not anymore.

Wheeler, 30, is immunocompromised and fears going back to the bakery would increase risk of infection. The former social worker started working at a small grocery store that pays less but allows more room for social distancing.

Wheeler took the gig in anticipation of losing the USD 600 weekly unemployment aid. That money ensured Wheeler and their wife, Lucy, could afford their USD 850 monthly mortgage payment.

The couple closed on their house in Vergennes the same day Wheeler was laid off in March. Wheeler's wife kept her jobs, but money remains tight. They've sold a car and are growing some food.

“The unemployment without the enhanced benefit is not enough to live on at all,” Wheeler said. “We're broke.” (AP)

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