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St Paul (KROC AM News) - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has released a summary of the new federal stimulus legislation approved by Congress. DEED says it may have an impact on unemployment benefits for Minnesotans.
DEED says the legislation will provide:
11 more weeks of benefits under the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program.
11 more weeks of benefits under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program.
A $300 per week supplemental payment to anyone receiving unemployment benefits from any program.
A new program called Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC), which provides a $100 per week supplemental payment for certain self-employed people/independent contractors who are collecting regular unemployment benefits.
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The $2.3 trillion package extends the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program which offers benefits to those who don’t traditionally qualify for unemployment. It also revives extended benefits through the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program.
The bill comes just as both programs came to an end on the 26th. Now each program will extend for another 11 weeks.
Delaware Division of Unemployment Director Darryl Scott says Delawareans who had active claims in those programs will continue to receive benefits seamlessly. He adds those who exhausted their claims or stopped filing before the 26th will also soon have their claims reinstated.
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PUA assists workers who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 who are not eligible for other unemployment compensation programs. PEUC provides additional weeks of benefits.