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You are eligible for the $600 weekly FPUC payment if you are on any sort of unemployment, including PUA and partial unemployment. This is available for claims dated 3/28/20-7/31/20. The federal supplement does not affect eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP. It does affect SNAP and TANF.

If you filed for UI more than a week after your layoff date, you are eligible for backpay.

The obligatory waiting week has been waived, so your claim will process with a date a week earlier than what you apply for, to account for the waiting week waiver.

NY
There is a streamlined application process so that all applicants complete the same form, regardless of which program they'll eventually be eligible for.
PUA:
Unemployment for the self-employed. Acceptable proof of income includes prior year tax returns, 1099, P&L, bank statements and more. You will most likely be approved for standard UI even if you're an independent contractor, if you had W2 employment within the last 18 months.
If you are assigned the minimum rate of $182 when it should be higher based on your income, complete this form, fax it in, then send it again via the message center (Subject1: "Benefit Rate and Monetary Determination" Subject2: "Some of my wages are missing or incorrect") so that they definitely got it. Your rate should be adjusted in less than a week. You are also entitled to get your updated rate on all prior weeks.
You are also eligible for PUA if you landed a job but where unable to start due to the pandemic. You need an employment offer that was then rescinded to prove this.
PUA is available for a total of 46 weeks from 02/02/20-12/31/20.
Partial UI:
You can apply for partial UI if you're working 3 days or less, and earning $504/weekly or less. The DOL deducts 25% of your base rate for every day that you work. (You receive 100% of your rate if you don't work at all, 75% if you work 1 day, 50% if you work 2 days, and 25% if you work 3 days).
PEUC:
For those on regular unemployment- you will receive an additional 13 weeks of benefits after you've exhausted your initial 26 weeks. This benefit is available through 12/31/20.
Extended Benefits:
For those on regular unemployment- you will receive an additional 20 weeks of benefits after you've exhausted your initial 26 weeks and your PEUC weeks. This makes for a total of 59 weeks that you can possible receive unemployment benefits. This benefit is available as long as the state's unemployment rate is high.
Requesting Backpay:
The NY DOL is using Docusign to allow claimants to file backpay. You should receive an email from the DOL with instructions. The email subject is "Action Required - NYS DOL Certification for Back Week Payments". This might end up in your spam folder, so be sure to check that as well.
If you don't receive this email or you don't want to wait, call the NY DOL and speak to an agent to certify for backpay over the phone.
It takes a little less than a week from when you complete backdated certifications until your claims are processed and funds are released.
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NJ
Apply here.
PUA:
Unemployment for the self-employed. Acceptable proof of income includes prior year tax returns, 1099, P&L, bank statements and more. You will most likely be approved for standard UI even if you're an independent contractor, if you had W2 employment within the last 18 months.
At this point it looks like claimants are still being given $231- the minimum PUA rate- regardless of prior income.
You are also eligible for PUA if you landed a job but where unable to start due to the pandemic. You need an employment offer that was then rescinded to prove this.
PUA is available for a total of 46 weeks from 02/02/20-12/31/20.
Partial UI:
You can apply for partial UI if your hours have been reduced by 20% or more. You'll be allowed to earn an additional 20% above your rate determination. Your earnings will then be deducted from your rate, and you'll receive the balance as your UI payment.
PEUC:
For those on regular unemployment- you will receive an additional 13 weeks of benefits after you've exhausted your initial 26 weeks. This benefit is available through 12/31/20.
Extended Benefits:
For those on regular unemployment- you will receive an additional 20 weeks of benefits after you've exhausted your initial 26 weeks and your PEUC weeks. This makes for a total of 59 weeks that you can possible receive unemployment benefits. This benefit is available as long as the state's unemployment rate is high.
Requesting Backpay:
You can request backpay if you are lucky enough to get through to an agent.

Here is a guide for NJ residents from the LRRC.
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2460 on: July 20, 2020, 06:02:35 PM »
Yes NY.
Started after Sukkos. October.Held the job till end of Feb. for a total of 5 months.
I don't have a 1099 for 2020 yet, and the 2019 is not much.
my weekly benefit is 380 now. (IDK why) and they're asking for proof.
I'm assuming it's $380 because of how it's loaded into the quarters. You can double check it here. Put your claim effective date in the date field.

When you're submitting the proof, make a note on your 1099- something like "Oct-Dec 2019". You can also include a statement of checks received in Jan and Feb and put a note on that "Jan-Feb 2020". This will ensure there's all the proof with the proper quarter allocations to get you your highest WBR.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2461 on: July 20, 2020, 06:13:44 PM »
Nope. PUA is available for a maximum of 46 weeks, not to extend past 12/31/20 (for now).
Thank you.
1 - Just to be absolutely clear - so NJ will continue to pay out $231 UI for self-employed individuals?
2 - Also, any idea if the Federal government will extend the FPUC $600 weekly past the end of July?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2462 on: July 20, 2020, 06:17:35 PM »
2 - Also, any idea if the Federal government will extend the FPUC $600 weekly past the end of July?

Thats the million dollar question. The president is negotiating that with Congress right now.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2463 on: July 20, 2020, 06:19:42 PM »
Thank you.
1 - Just to be absolutely clear - so NJ will continue to pay out $231 UI for self-employed individuals?
2 - Also, any idea if the Federal government will extend the FPUC $600 weekly past the end of July?

1) Yes- through 12/31/20 (just like with FPUC this stops with the full week before 12/31/20 so effectively it's through 12/26/20).
2) In its current form I'm close to certain they won't (tops an emergency one or two week extension but not long-term). Lots of bills floating around but nothing is imminent. Mnuchin is very against anything that pays more than a claimants prior wages so we'll see what happens.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2464 on: July 20, 2020, 06:39:58 PM »
Thats a two trillion dollar question. The president is negotiating that with Congress right now.
FTFY

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2465 on: July 20, 2020, 07:57:26 PM »
For those of you in NY that need to know how unemployment benefits affect other social programs, there's a link in my signature block. Click on the NY Unemployment post and see the first paragraph.
Is there an official statement that the FPUC is not counted as income for Section 8?
If it benefits even just one fellow DDFer, its worth posting it.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2468 on: July 20, 2020, 10:34:20 PM »
and anything on Medicaid ?

That's written into the CARES Act:

(Sec. 2104) (h) Disregard Of Additional Compensation For Purposes Of Medicaid And CHIP.—The monthly equivalent of any Federal pandemic unemployment compensation paid to an individual under this section shall be disregarded when determining income for any purpose under the programs established under titles XIX and title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq., 1397aa et seq.)
https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr748/BILLS-116hr748enr.pdf

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2469 on: July 21, 2020, 12:43:56 AM »
Sorry of the question was asked already, but i'm getting conflicting reports from people talking the the DOL.
A person that never had a job, are the eligible to claim for PUA because they were looking for a job and could not find 1 because of Covid19?
On the DOl's website i see this as part of those eligible for PUA "Those with insufficient work history and affected by COVID-19" What am I misunderstanding if a rep tells a friend of mine that if he never had a job he's not eligible. isn't that part of the statement quoted from the DOL?

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2470 on: July 21, 2020, 09:15:17 AM »
Sorry of the question was asked already, but i'm getting conflicting reports from people talking the the DOL.
A person that never had a job, are the eligible to claim for PUA because they were looking for a job and could not find 1 because of Covid19?
On the DOl's website i see this as part of those eligible for PUA "Those with insufficient work history and affected by COVID-19" What am I misunderstanding if a rep tells a friend of mine that if he never had a job he's not eligible. isn't that part of the statement quoted from the DOL?

https://www.labor.ny.gov/ui/pdfs/pua-factsheet.pdf

That's not how Those with insufficient work history and affected by COVID-19 is defined- the rep is correct.
Insufficient work history is for those who earn less than $2,600 per quarter and have a job.They're usually not eligible for UI because they don't earn enough, but now they're eligible under PUA.

Those scheduled to commence new employment that cannot reach their workplace as a direct result of COVID-19 also works for those with no job history, but here you need a legitimate job offer that was then rescinded- simply having searched for a job is not enough to be eligible.

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2471 on: July 21, 2020, 09:54:59 AM »
https://www.labor.ny.gov/ui/pdfs/pua-factsheet.pdf

That's not how Those with insufficient work history and affected by COVID-19 is defined- the rep is correct.
Insufficient work history is for those who earn less than $2,600 per quarter and have a job.They're usually not eligible for UI because they don't earn enough, but now they're eligible under PUA.

Those scheduled to commence new employment that cannot reach their workplace as a direct result of COVID-19 also works for those with no job history, but here you need a legitimate job offer that was then rescinded- simply having searched for a job is not enough to be eligible.
How many quarters did one need to work to file?
 Was it two?

 Interesting enough a sibling got one letter stating he's ineligible for UI, but for PUA hes eligible which was dated a later date than the previous one stating he wasn't eligible because he was not paid at least $2600 in wages in one of the Calendar quarters of your base period.
 While that is false, as he worked for two different employers that year and for some odd reason only one is listed on this form, hes getting the lowest rate $182 and then $600.
  If he can get more per week from the PUA then i would tell him to submit his previous employers W-2
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2472 on: July 21, 2020, 10:19:26 AM »
How many quarters did one need to work to file?
 Was it two?

 Interesting enough a sibling got one letter stating he's ineligible for UI, but for PUA hes eligible which was dated a later date than the previous one stating he wasn't eligible because he was not paid at least $2600 in wages in one of the Calendar quarters of your base period.
 While that is false, as he worked for two different employers that year and for some odd reason only one is listed on this form, hes getting the lowest rate $182 and then $600.
  If he can get more per week from the PUA then i would tell him to submit his previous employers W-2

Yes a minimum of $2,400 in 2 quarters in 2019, or $2,600 in 2 quarters if using 2020 wages.

For most with low wages PUA is more advantageous than regular UI. The regular UI minimum rate is $104 in NY, which means that someone with insufficient work history will get more than someone who just about makes the UI eligibility cut...
You can check the calculator here to see if he should submit a Reconsideration Form to include both his W2 employers which will put him on regular UI- if the calculator returns anything less than $182, he should stay on PUA and not rock the boat. https://labor.ny.gov/benefit-rate-calculator/

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2473 on: July 21, 2020, 10:20:52 AM »

For most with low wages PUA is more advantageous than regular UI. The regular UI minimum rate is $104 in NY, which means that someone with insufficient work history will get more than someone who just about makes the UI eligibility cut...

Someone who schlepped boxes once for $300 in 2019 gets $182, while someone who earns $2,400 per quarter gets $104...

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2474 on: July 21, 2020, 10:23:43 AM »
Yes a minimum of $2,400 in 2 quarters in 2019, or $2,600 in 2 quarters if using 2020 wages.

For most with low wages PUA is more advantageous than regular UI. The regular UI minimum rate is $104 in NY, which means that someone with insufficient work history will get more than someone who just about makes the UI eligibility cut...
You can check the calculator here to see if he should submit a Reconsideration Form to include both his W2 employers which will put him on regular UI- if the calculator returns anything less than $182, he should stay on PUA and not rock the boat. https://labor.ny.gov/benefit-rate-calculator/
Good idea. Will gather the info and plug it in and see what it tallies up to.

 Thanks!

 At first I didn't understand why it said he wasn't eligible but then I saw it was for your UI.

 Then I got a second letter stating he was eligible that was for PUA. ( In NY).
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2475 on: July 21, 2020, 10:52:49 AM »
NJ
What is the number to call to find out why a claim wasn't paid yet?
BUMP

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2476 on: July 21, 2020, 12:55:04 PM »
Someone who schlepped boxes once for $300 in 2019 gets $182, while someone who earns $2,400 per quarter gets $104...
Do you know of someone who's getting 104? or did they bump it for everyone?
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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2477 on: July 21, 2020, 03:21:23 PM »
BUMP
Maybe try the regular number, 732.761.2021 (or about 10 other numbers that lead to same line...)

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2478 on: July 21, 2020, 04:40:29 PM »
Do you know of someone who's getting 104? or did they bump it for everyone?
I know somebody getting $162

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Re: Unemployment Help
« Reply #2479 on: July 21, 2020, 10:47:12 PM »
Maybe try the regular number, 732.761.2021 (or about 10 other numbers that lead to same line...)
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