NY to start new federal unemployment benefits next week

ALBANY | Gov. Andrew Cuomo said proactive preparation will help New York deliver extended unemployment benefits starting next week. Cuomo announced Dec. 29 that the expanded federal unemployment benefits will start in New York the week of Jan. 3- the first week the benefits can be paid under federal law. Unemployed New Yorkers will receive an additional $300 weekly supplement and extended pandemic unemployment assistance or pandemic emergency unemployment compensation under the newly extended federal guidelines. The programs extended include Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, which provides benefits for those not covered by traditional state unemployment insurance; Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, which provides additional weeks of benefits after an individual exhausts the 26 weeks of state unemployment insurance and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, which provides all New Yorkers receiving unemployment benefits an additional $300 weekly payment. "This pandemic has created an unprecedented economic crisis, and New Yorkers have waited in uncertainty for far too long. I have repeatedly called on the federal government to do the right thing by renewing critical benefits to support millions of unemployed families through to the end of this pandemic - and now that Washington has finally acted, New York is immediately delivering those funds," Cuomo said. "In the spring, New York led the nation in implementing federal unemployment programs, and this winter we will once again act swiftly to get money in the hands of New Yorkers who need it most." The federal government has extended federal unemployment benefits for an additional eleven weeks through March 14, 2021. New Yorkers currently receiving benefits do not need to call the Department of Labor to receive these extended benefits — they should continue to certify for unemployment benefits in their usual manner and will automatically receive extended benefits. Those whose unemployment benefit year has ended should reapply online.

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