Individuals who have exhausted their Tennessee Unemployment Compensation claim, or their benefit year has ended, need to refile to obtain the additional weeks of benefits provided through PEUC. Claimants can refile their claim by accessing their account on Tennessee’s workforce development website,
Is Tennessee extending unemployment benefits?
The federal benefit programs will continue for Tennessee claimants through the week ending July 3. This includes: The $300 supplemental weekly benefit payment to state and federal claimants through the Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program.
How do I know my bye date?
Most states define your benefit year as the 12 month period after you filed your claim for benefits. So the ending date of the claim is referred to as the benefit year end or BYE date. The BYE date generally falls on the week ending date from when the claim was first paid twelve months ago.
When to file for extended unemployment benefits in Tennessee?
PEUC (Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation) is an additional 13 weeks of benefits, and EB is half of your TUC Maximum Benefit Amount. TUC (Tennessee Unemployment Compensation) must be drawn out to zero before PEUC can be established. PEUC must be drawn out to zero before EB (Extended Benefits) are established.
When does the bye end for unemployment benefits?
The BYE represents the claimant’s original filing date. If they filed in March 2020, regardless of the federal program extension to Sept. 4, 2021, the claimant’s benefit year has ended, and they must file a new claim. This is a federal regulation.
When to apply for extended Unemployment Benefits ( EB )?
With the advent of PEUC, a claimant must first exhaust their regular unemployment benefit weeks, then exhaust their PEUC extension weeks, and only then can they access EB. Once the PEUC program expires on September 6, 2021 claimants will be eligible for Extended Benefits as soon as they have exhausted their regular unemployment benefit weeks.
When do you get extended unemployment after peuc?
Once the PEUC program expires on September 6, 2021 claimants will be eligible for Extended Benefits as soon as they have exhausted their regular unemployment benefit weeks. If a claimant is collecting PEUC as of September 6, 2021, their benefit weeks will switch to Extended Benefits even if they have not exhausted all 53 weeks of PEUC.
