Apr 16, 2021
LANSING Due to the State of Michigan’s lower unemployment rate, the U.S. Department of Labor notified the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency to confirm that our state’s Extended Benefits (EB) program will no longer be payable after the week ending April 17, 2021. Extended Benefits are available when a Michigan’s total unemployment rate averages 6.5% or higher for three consecutive months.
The EB program goes into effect when the unemployment rate is high and provides an additional 13-20 weeks of benefits for those who have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits and other extension programs.
“Fortunately, with the federal extensions that were implemented on March 27, claimants who were on the Extended Benefits program most likely will be able to receive benefits through other federal programs such as Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), said Liza Estlund Olson, acting director of the Unemplo
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By Brandon James
Apr 15, 2021 8:03 AM
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) Extended unemployment benefits in Michigan will no longer be available at the end of this week, due to the state showing a lower unemployment rate that is below the threshold for the extra payouts to be in place.
Those benefits are available when the unemployment rate is at 6.5% or higher for three consecutive months. It provides an extra 13 to 20 weeks of benefits for those who have already exhausted their regular unemployment benefits and other extension programs.
The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has already been notifying the 16,000 claimants currently receiving Extended Benefits to ensure they are aware that the extensions are ending.
Extended Benefits unemployment program ends in Michigan
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This graphic from Michigan s Unemployment Insurance Agency shows how many weeks of benefits are available from various programs.
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One of the programs helping Michiganders get unemployment benefits is coming to an end this week.
The Extended Benefits program is going away after April 17, meaning roughly 16,000 people in Michigan must either hope they’re eligible for a different program or will be tossed off unemployment after this week.
The program is going away because Michigan’s unemployment rate has dipped below the triggers that activate the program, via federal and state law.
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