What could the pandemic relief bill mean for those collecting unemployment?
Unemployment extended? By Chasity Maxie | March 9, 2021 at 7:44 PM CST - Updated March 9 at 7:44 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill now heads back to the House of Representatives. It’s the final stop for approval before it lands on President Joe Biden’s desk.
If the American Rescue Plan is approved, that would mean two temporary federal programs would be extended until September.
The extended benefits would continue through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, or PUA, and the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program, or PEUC.
“If you’re already receiving benefits, assuming that you remain unemployed and remain eligible for the programs, then you will be able to continue to receive those benefits through September. If you were to file in the future, say you get laid off in the next couple of weeks, again, you would also be eligible to fil
South Dakota Jobless Claims For Week Ending Jan 30
South Dakota s initial unemployment claims fell last week according to the latest report from the Department of Labor and Regulation.
The state processed 473 initial weekly claims for the week ending January 30. That s a drop of 107 from last week when 580 claims were filed.
Continued claims, however, were up slightly to 5,291. That s up 375 from last week s total of 4,916. Continued claims represent the number of unemployed people who are eligible for and receiving benefits after their initial claim.
The state paid out $1.2 million in benefits, in addition to $1.3 million in Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation. A total of $337.6 million has been paid out since March 16, 2020.
Michigan PUA, PEUC claimants can either reopen or certify unemployment claims after updates
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A booklet describing unemployment benefits is seen on a desk, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in North Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Posted at 9:43 AM, Feb 01, 2021
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(WXYZ) â The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency said it completed system updates for extended federal unemployment insurance, and those on unemployment whose claims ended in December can now reopen, certify or apply for benefits.
People had their claims end when the CARES Act programs were interrupted in December, and now under the Continued Assistance Act, people can reopen or certify.
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