N J unemployment claims rise again as state processes those who hit year benefit mark nj.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nj.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Regular UI: $2.87 billion
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation ($30 in weekly UI benefits to eligible claimants): $3.23 billion
PEUC (extends unemployment benefits by additional 11 weeks): $739.2 million
State Extended Benefits (extends unemployment benefits an additional 13 weeks): $31.7 million
Lost Wages Assistance ($300/weekly UI benefits to eligible claimants, fall 2020): $389.2 million
Total: $8.66 billion
Verifying identity with ID.me
Due to a significant increase in suspected fraud, particularly in the PUA program, CDLE said last week it is requiring all claimants with continued claims who have not verified their identity through the the ID.me process to do so. The process takes about 15 minutes.
If a claimant cannot complete the self-guided process, they will need to verify their identity through a live video call with an ID.me representative.
New Benefits for Unemployed Californians in Biden’s American Rescue Plan
By Quinci LeGardye, California Black Media
Published April 8, 2021
When President Biden signed the country’s third federal COVID-19 stimulus package with direct payments to individuals into law on March 11, it extended the increased unemployment benefits that first went into effect with the CARES Act a year prior.
Supporters of the legislation say, with hundreds of thousands of new unemployment claims being filed across the country, unemployment aid is still a necessary part of pandemic relief.
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The American Rescue Plan Act extends both the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) programs through Sept. 6, 2021. In addition to these extensions, each recipient will get an extra $300 of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) each week through Sept. 6.
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During the week of March 28-April 3, a total of 243 initial weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were processed by the Department of Labor and Regulation. This is a decrease of 56 claims from the prior week’s total of 299.
The latest number of continued state claims is 3,792 for the week ending March 27, a decrease of 1,057 from the prior week’s total of 4,849. This indicates the number of unemployed workers eligible for and receiving benefits after their initial claim.
For week ending April 3, a total of $1 million was paid out in state benefits, in addition to $1.3 million in Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), $90,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and $299,000 in Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) benefits.
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