Some people haven’t received their CARES Act unemployment benefits. States have been slow to restart payments in the new year, waiting for directions from the.
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
Some unemployment benefit programs implemented, others still delayed
Some unemployment benefit programs implemented, others still delayed By Karina Bolster | January 20, 2021 at 6:12 PM EST - Updated January 20 at 6:42 PM
HENRICO Co., Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) says unemployment benefits are being paid out to Virginians who did not exhaust their weeks in 2020 through the CARES Act benefit programs, but there is still delay for other Virginians hoping to file future claims.
The two main federal programs through the 2020 CARES Act are the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC).
The new information from the VEC announced Wednesday stated those benefit systems are up and running for Virginians who still have weeks leftover.
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Updated: 8:32 AM EST Jan 21, 2021 By Tom Lehman WGAL News 8 has received many calls and emails from viewers who are wondering: Where are my unemployment benefits?Funding for two federal programs, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), expired in late December.New funding for those programs was part of the most recent federal stimulus package, but the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry said there is a hitch.The federal government has new requirements for PUA and PEUC, including increased verification of benefits.A spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry said the state has to revamp the computer system that issues benefits for the programs, and that could also delay the extra $300 per week that people might be expecting with those benefits.State officials said there is no timetable for when PUA and PEUC payments will resume.People who have questions should email uchelp@pa.gov.UPD