Thousands of Pennsylvania residents are eligible to start receiving an extra $300 per week in unemployment payments.About 127,000 claimants in the Unemployment Compensation and Extended Benefits programs were eligible for the $300 boost starting on Jan. 12, 2021 according to the Department of Labor and Industry.The money comes from an extension of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. The extension was part of the federal COVID-19 relief package passed last month.The additional benefits will be added automatically.Meanwhile, state officials said they are still waiting for guidance from the federal government on the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance programs, which were extended through the federal government s stimulus package.Unemployment payment problemsPUA and PEUC claimants are currently unable to file for weeks after Dec. 26. WGAL has more on that major problem here.UPDATE: Pa. Labor and Industry officials bl
Thousands of Pennsylvanians will soon begin receiving an extra $300 per week in unemployment payments, according to the state Department of Labor and Industry.