Answering your questions on FED-ED extension unemployment benefits | Dollars and Sense Many of you have texted our Dollars and Sense team questions on FED-ED. We’re answering the common questions. Author: Ananda Rochita Updated: 6:42 PM PST December 21, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif — Many of you have texted our Dollars and Sense team questions on Federal-State Extended Duration (FED-ED), so ABC10 is answering the common questions. FED-ED is an unemployment program available in California. It can provide up to 20 weeks of additional benefits for people during periods of high unemployment. Will I get FED-ED extension automatically? If you are eligible, the Employment Development Department (EDD) will automatically file your FED-ED extension after you collect all Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) benefits or after the PEUC extension ends on Dec. 31, according to EDD.