Maryland will end enhanced federal unemployment benefits starting next month, including payments of an extra $300 per week, the governor announced. Starting.
But does it pay? (Inside the Magic)
Florida will cease distributing $300 per week in supplementary federal unemployment assistance next month, the official who supervises the state unemployment system announced on Monday, leaving jobless workers to scrape by on $275 per week.
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Secretary Dane Eagle said in a press release that the extra benefit will end on June 26 in the interests of “returning more Floridians to work.” He cited an uptick in private sector employment and “online job postings available throughout the state for job seekers.”
The Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) supplement had been scheduled to last until Sept. 6. Lawmakers rejected efforts to boost Florida’s weekly benefit during the 2021 legislative session.
Floridians must now apply for 5 jobs per week to receive unemployment benefits
Floridians who collect unemployment benefits must now prove they are searching for work to continue receiving unemployment.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Floridians who collect unemployment benefits must now prove they are searching for work to continue receiving unemployment.
Governor Ron DeSantis said the work search rule will be reinstated starting June 1 and require people to apply to five jobs per week. People will have to detail which jobs they apply to and how they made contact with the employer when they are going through the online process to collect state unemployment benefits.
In Florida, claimants living in counties with over 75,000 people must complete five "works searches" per week, according to the state Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO).