How long will unemployment benefits be extended?

Unemployment Extension Legislation Update 8. November1 Update: President Obama has signed legislation extending unemployment benefits, including extended unemployment benefits and the COBRA subsidy, that were set to expire at the end of the year through February. Eligiblity depends your tier of benefits plus state guidelines, so when the legislation is passed, check with your State Unemployment Office website for details on who qualifies and when and how benefits will be paid. If you're out of work, please add your story to our collection: * Share Your Unemployment Story * Read Unemployed Worker Stories 8. November2 Update: The Senate has passed a two-month extension of unemployment benefits through 8. November1.

The legislation, already approved by the House. Continues the Extended Benefits Program, the Federal Additional Compensation (extra $25 per week) and the COBRA subsidy. President Obama is expected to sign the legislation.

8. November0 Update: The House has passed a two-month extension of unemployment benefits through the end of February. The new legislation continues the Extended Benefits Program, the Federal Additional Compensation. 8. November1 Update: A bill extending unemployment benefits has been introduced in the House by James McDermott (D-WA).

If approved, H.R. 4183, the Helping Unemployed Workers Act, would extend the eligibility deadline for those who have exhausted benefits from 8. November2 until 8. November0. In addition, the legislation would fix the deadline glitch that prevents unemployed workers in high-unemployment states from collecting the additional six weeks of insurance that was passed in H.R.3548. November 18 Update: There has been quite a bit of confusion about the new unemployment extension, which provides for additional weeks of benefits for workers who run out of unemployment by the end of the year. Part of the reason is that the new legislation changed the exisiting tiers of benefits.

Here's clarification on the new unemployment extension. 8. November1 Update: President Obama has signed the unemployment extension legislation. Check with your state unemployment office for details on when payments will start being made.

The extension provides for 14 weeks of extended benefit coverage for every state and an additional 6 weeks, for a total of 20 weeks, in high unemployment states where unemployment is over 8.5%. 8. November2 Update: The Senate is moving closer to voting to extend unemployment insurance. The Senate agreed on an 88. November0 procedural vote.

However, the legislation is being negotiated in the Senate and may not be voted on until next week. The National Employment Law Project has clarified who would be covered by the extension: If you have exhausted your full range of federally funded benefits before the passage of this bill, you WILL be eligible for these additional weeks... However, in another important aspect, the bill is NOT retroactive. You will not receive a lump sum payment dating back to the time when you exhausted benefits.

The benefits will only be paid going forward. State Extended Benefits Extended Unemployment Benefits are available to workers who have exhausted regular unemployment insurance benefits during periods of high unemployment. There are triggers (calculations based on the state unemployment rate) that determine when a State will extend benefits.

The basic Extended Benefits program provides up to 13 additional weeks of benefits when a State is experiencing high unemployment. Some States have also enacted a voluntary program to pay up to 7 additional weeks (20 weeks maximum) of Extended Benefits during periods of extremely high unemployment. Amount of Benefits The weekly benefit amount of Extended Benefits is the same as the individual received for regular unemployment compensation.

The total amount of Extended Benefits that an individual could receive may be fewer than 13 weeks or fewer than 20 weeks. How to Collect Extended Benefits When a State begins an Extended Benefit period, it notifies those who have received all of their regular benefits that they may be eligible for Extended Benefits. You may contact the State Unemployment Insurance agency to ask whether Extended Benefits are available.

Check with your State Unemployment Office for information on what benefits you are entitled to.

Since 2008, Congress has enacted several extensions to the regular 26 weeks of unemployment, allowing people months more of benefits. Californians and residents of 23 other states with high unemployment now are eligible for 99 weeks in separate tiers of benefits. See: latimes.com/business/la-fi-jobless-benef....

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