Ralanda Rikkell, a mother of three, has been out of work since March last year. When she scrounged up some part-time hours this month, she was excited to know that between her limited work and continued Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, her financial anxieties would ease a little.
That s no longer the case after a federal revision to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance will leave thousands without aid on Guam. Basically I have to re-strategize everything. I have to start back at square one, she said. Just trying to make ends meet, it s overwhelming.
Employees working reduced hours are no longer qualified for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Guam Department of Labor Director David Dell Isola announced Wednesday. It s an adjustment to the program s extension, which originally granted benefits to both unemployed residents and those who remained employed but worked fewer hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Update
The Department of Unemployment Assistance will begin issuing the additional 11 weeks of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) provided by the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020. Payments of PUA and the additional $300 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) will be issued beginning Monday, January 11, 2021. Payments will be retroactive to week ending January 2, 2021 for eligible claimants.
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UIA Update: Michigan begins paying $300 supplemental benefit payments
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The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has started issuing $300 weekly Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments to an estimated 365,000 claimants on regular state unemployment insurance (UI) and Extended Benefit programs, (Courtesy Photo/Pixabay)
LANSING The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) has started issuing $300 weekly Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) payments to an estimated 365,000 claimants on regular state unemployment insurance (UI) and Extended Benefit programs this weekend.
The PUC supplement, which is payable from Dec. 27, 2020 through March 13, 2021, provides an additional $300 per week to all eligible unemployment recipients who receive at least $1 for the week. Claimants do not need to take any action to receive this additional weekly benefit, it will be paid automatically after they certify. The additional payment comes from an
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer provided an update on COVID-19 in Michigan on Wednesday, extending restrictions, offering a possible reopen date for restaurants and talking about vaccine distribution, unemployment payments and more.
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Michigan begins making $300 COVID-19 unemployment payments to eligible residents
DETROIT – Michigan has started making the $300 weekly COVID-19 unemployment payments to eligible residents who were affected by the pandemic.
According to the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, the state started issuing the payments to around 365,000 claimants this weekend.
The Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments run from Dec. 27, 2020, through March 13, 2021. They offer an additional $300 in benefits per week to Michigan claimants who were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.