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Why $300 Unemployment Payments Are Delayed For Those Who Have Exhausted PUA and PEUC Benefits

I have noticed several comments and the mixed messages people are receiving from state unemployment agencies saying that they have rolled out the new weekly $300 FPUC payment, but yet many claimants won't get this payment for several weeks! Especially those who exhausted there benefits before the new extensions were…

Any Chance of More Stimulus Check Payments in 2022 or 2023?

There has been a lot of debate over the last few months on if another stimulus check payment will be made in 2022 or even in 2023 as the economy worsens and inflation takes a heavy toll on household budgets. You can see past updates below on the various stimulus…

Claiming Stimulus Checks (EIP) via Recovery Rebate Credits (RRC) in Your 2021 Tax Return Filed in 2022 – Avoid Getting Your Tax Refund Delayed

The IRS has stopped making catch-up or retroactive stimulus payments for individual adults and their dependents. Eligible tax tax filers who didn't get the full amount of the third Economic Impact Payments for themselves or their dependents (existing and new) must file a 2021 tax return – even if you…

Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) 2021 Extension Ending and Move to State EB and Regular UI Programs

The Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program, originally designed for those who had exhausted their regular allocation of state unemployment benefits, will end by September 6th. Under the Biden Stimulus Package (ARPA) the total number of covered weeks in the PEUC program was increased to 53 weeks. This didn't include the…

Do I Need to Take Any Action or Reapply To Get Extended Unemployment Benefit Weeks Under PUA, PEUC, EB or $300 FPUC – Updated for September 2021 Extension

Enhanced unemployment benefits have been extended twice in 2021 following the initial rollout and funding in 2020. You can jump to the relevant extension via the links below to get more details on the claimant actions and key dates around getting unemployment benefits under each of the extensions. These are…

Key Dates and Coverage for the Extended PUA, PEUC and $300 FPUC Unemployment Insurance Benefit Programs

With an 11 week extension of funding approved for enhanced unemployment programs under the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (COVID Relief Bill), key end dates of the program have been extended as outlined in the table below per Department or Labor Guidelines: Existing or expired claim balances…

Guidance on Extensions to Enhanced Unemployment Insurance Programs (PUA, PEUC, FPUC and EB) to State Unemployment Agencies Issued By the Department of Labor

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has now issued formal guidelines to state unemployment agencies for paying out funds under the COVID relief bill extensions (Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020) to the PUA, PEUC and additional $300 FPUC program. This includes: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Extension Updates…

Extra $100 Weekly Mixed Earner Unemployment (MEUC) – How Do I get 2021 Retroactive Back Payments in 2022

With the expiry of the MEUC program in September 2021, many claimants were left high and dry as several states had yet to make partial or initial payments. Fortunately in many states eligible claimants can apply (and provide required documentation) to get current and retroactive back payments for covered weeks.…

When Will The Extra $300 Weekly FPUC Unemployment Stimulus End in My State?

The Biden ARP stimulus bill continued the supplementary $300 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) payment that was already in place for another 25 weeks. In most states this will cover the benefit weeks ending March 20th, 2021 to September 4th, 2021. However per the table below many states are ending…

Will I Get Retroactive Back Payments for PUA, PEUC and $300 FPUC Under Extended Unemployment Stimulus Funding in 2021

See latest updates on retroactive payments in the latest Biden ARP stimulus plan extensions to September 6th 2021. With the passage of the new COVID relief stimulus bill many people are asking if the additional funding of enhanced unemployment benefits will mean retroactive or back payment of UI benefits to…

Latest Update on What’s in the New Stimulus Package Including Stimulus Checks and Enhanced Unemployment Benefits

Here are the latest updates on what’s in the now fully passed COVID relief stimulus package. The main items include providing another round of aid including direct payments to over 80 million Americans and their families, enhanced unemployment benefits and funds for small businesses loads and Coronavirus vaccine distribution. Stimulus…

Are States Making One Time Unemployment Stimulus Payments?

With the expiration of enhanced unemployment benefit programs, many claimants who are struggling to find a job due to local market conditions or for COVID related reasons have been asking if state unemployment agencies will use already allocated stimulus funds to make extra unemployment stimulus payments. However at this stage,…

Minnesota Unemployment Benefits in 2026: Up to $914/Week, Partial UI Rules, and What Else You Can Claim

Minnesota's unemployment insurance program — managed by the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) through the UIMN system — pays some of the most generous benefits in the country. At $914 per week maximum in 2026, a Minnesota worker with strong prior earnings can receive more than $47,000 over…

$300 Weekly FPUC Unemployment Payment Tracker and PUA/PEUC Extensions – Updates and Latest News on 25 Week Extension to September 2021 (Including Early Termination in Some States)

Federally funded unemployment benefits have been extended to September 6th, 2021 per the latest Biden stimulus bill (American Rescue Plan). The current enhanced benefit programs including PUA, PEUC and the $300 weekly FPUC extensions which had expired on March 14th (existing claimants can use benefits till April 10th) under the previous CAA…