When you move from your regular unemployment benefits to extended unemployment benefits, you can expect payment to be similar. In fact, your unemployment benefits are paid to you in the same manner, such as check, direct deposit or benefits debit card. You will even receive the same weekly benefit amount as with your initial unemployment claim.
About Extended Benefits
A federal program, the emergency unemployment compensation benefits offer extended unemployment benefits to claimants that remain unemployed after exhausting an initial unemployment claim. The extended benefits were created as part of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010. A total of four tiers of EUC benefits are available to claimants. These four tiers offer up to 53 weeks of additional benefits.
Do You Have to Apply for the Extension?
The unemployment extensions are a continuation of your regular unemployment benefits. As a result, some states do not require claimants to submit an application for benefits. In such instances, an award letter is sent to claimants as they qualify for each tier. In other states, claimant are required to apply for one or all of the extended tiers of benefits. If you are in one of these states, the application is almost identical to the initial unemployment application. The difference is the addition of questions regarding your work search efforts since becoming unemployed. If you think you qualify for an extension but are not sure, you can call your unemployment agency to inquire.
Moving Between Extensions
As you move from one tier of EUC benefits to another, you may experience a small delay. This is because you must wait for an award letter or an application to be approved before you start receiving your claim forms. Despite the possible paperwork delays, you will not miss out on any benefits. With the extensions, the benefits are retroactive so you can get multiple claim forms at once to catch up on your benefits.
How to Certify for Benefits
When you are moved to an unemployment extension, you are required to certify your benefits via weekly or biweekly claim forms. The forms and their submission is identical to those you received for your initial unemployment benefits. To certify your benefits, utilize the same methods as you did with your initial benefits claims. Methods vary by state but include online filing, over-the-phone filing and by-mail filing. Once your claim form is received, the unemployment agency usually has 10 business days to get your benefit payment to you. In the case of retroactive benefits, you will usually get all of your benefit payments on one check when the agency is catching up on your extended benefits.
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