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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.