Regular & Additional Unemployment Benefits
SCENERIOS
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In addition to the 26 weeks of regular unemployment insurance (UI) benefits (plus one unpaid waiting week),
up to 73 weeks of additional benefits are currently provided under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation
(EUC) program. Each program has different deadlines and, as a result, not all claimants are eligible for the
full 73 additional weeks of benefits. Please note that the breakdown provided below is based on
timelines/deadlines stated in the current federal legislation, which may change in the future.
(To use the Benefits Duration Estimator, click here.)
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Original Claim effective May 7, 2006 - Jan. 4, 2009:
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Up to 26 weeks of regular UI
Up to 20 weeks of EUC-Tier 1
Up to 13 weeks of EUC-Tier 2
Up to 14 weeks of EUC
(Up to 13 weeks Tier 3 and 1 week Tier 2)
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73 weeks total
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Original Claim effective Jan. 11, 2009 - Apr. 5, 2009:
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26 weeks of regular UI
20 weeks of EUC-Tier 1
14 weeks of EUC-Tier 2
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60 weeks total
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Original Claim effective Apr. 12, 2009 - Aug. 16, 2009:
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26 weeks of regular UI
20 weeks of EUC-Tier 1
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46 weeks total
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Original Claim effective Aug. 23, 2009 or later:
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26 weeks of regular UI only
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An Original Claim’s effective date is the Sunday of the week in which the claim is filed.
UI = Regular Unemployment Insurance Benefits
EUC = Emergency Unemployment Compensation
