A question about unemployment (collect, extension, claim, payment)

[misty18630]

My husband began getting Pennsylvania Unemployment in Jan 2010 and ran out in June or July when they passed the extension, then he got more weeks with that and he will run out Dec 1. Will he be able to get more weeks or does it depend on if they pass another extension.

[Ariadne22]

Originally Posted by misty18630

My husband began getting Pennsylvania Unemployment in Jan 2010 and ran out in June or July when they passed the extension, then he got more weeks with that and he will run out Dec 1. Will he be able to get more weeks or does it depend on if they pass another extension.

Benefit weeks are calculated Sunday-Saturday. December 1 is a Wednesday. So, I assume you mean he will be claiming on December 1 for the week or weeks preceding December 1. If that is the case, then he will be eligible to move to the next Tier 2 for an additional 14 weeks as his benefits would have been exhausted on November 27th - the Saturday immediately preceding December 1.

Here is info on eligibility and expiration dates:

Originally Posted by diorgirl

There has been continuing confusion about eligibility cut-off dates versus expiration dates for federal unemployment benefits. In summary:

(1) EUC Tiers/Eligibility cut-off dates - The most recently passed federal legislation extended the eligibility cut-off dates for the EUC Tiers to the end of November 2010. The latest you can move from regular benefits to Tier I is on or before Sunday, November 21; that means you must exhaust your regular benefits no later than Saturday, November 20. The latest that you can move from one Tier to the next is Sunday, November 28. That means you must exhaust your current Tier on or before Saturday, November 27, because Sunday, November 28 is the last day you can start a new Tier.

(2) EUC Tiers/Expiration date - The expiration date of the EUC Tiers program is different than the eligibility cut-off dates. The expiration date is the last day on which benefits will be paid by the program -- currently that is April 30, 2011. Typically, the expiration date is about five months after the eligibility cut-off dates -- which gives anyone who starts the longest Tier (20 weeks) on the last eligible date enough time to collect all 20 weeks, assuming you collect your full benefit each week.

(3) EB/Expiration date - At this time, EB is 100% federally funded through December 4, 2010. This December 4 expiration date is the EB equivalent of the April 30, 2011, expiration date set for the EUC Tiers. Many states discontinue EB when the 100% federal funding expires; other states revert to the traditional funding split of 50% federal/50% states, and continue to provide EB.

(4) FAC/Expiration date - The FAC program was not extended by the recent legislation, so you must have filed your claim for regular unemployment benefits before the end of May 2010 to qualify for the $25 weekly FAC payment. If you are already collecting the FAC, that program will expire on December 11, 2010 -- no further FAC payments will be made after that date.

The eligibility cut-off dates and expiration dates I have noted above are all current. For these dates to be extended, Congress must enact new legislation with new dates.

[misty18630]

Ok great thank you so much for the information!!