The federal PUA, PEUC, FPUC, and MEUC unemployment insurance programs have been extended in Maryland until the week ending Saturday, September 4, 2021.
How long is the EDD pandemic extension?
86 weeks
With the new extension, PUA includes up to 86 weeks of benefits, beginning February 2, 2020. The date you can start collecting these benefits depends on when you were directly affected by COVID-19 and the date you filed your PUA claim. The last day you can apply for a PUA claim is October 6, 2021.
Is there a 13 week extension for unemployment in Maryland?
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s Department of Labor on Thursday said unemployment benefits would be extended 13 weeks. Extensions would only apply to approved beneficiaries who’ve already completed their 26 weeks of regular unemployment benefits and 13 weeks of Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC).
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.
What’s the maximum number of weeks of extended unemployment?
Trigger a maximum of 13 weeks of Extended Benefits if a state’s three-month Total Unemployment Rate (TUR) is at 6.5% and rising, and trigger a maximum of 20 weeks of Extended Benefits if a state’s three-month TUR is at 8% and rising Regular Extended Benefit weeks are 50% of a state’s regular unemployment weeks, with a maximum of 13 weeks available.
