Relationship between maximum benefit amount & extended benefits (extension, file, receive)

[lowsa]

I'm in California and am about to complete 6 months of EDD benefits which'll exhaust my maximum benefit amount. My claim expires 6 months after that. I'm not sure what happens next.

Is the state EDD automatically going to file for a federal extension on my behalf and then I potentially receive more payments or...

...because my max benefit amount is exhausted am I done?

Or does it play out differently than either of those two scenarios?

I've done a lot of searching and can't find a clear answer.

[Ariadne22]

California will automatically transition you to EUC Tier 1, if your claim qualifies.

In order to qualify in CA, the total base period wages used for your claim must be:

1. 1.5x your highest quarter wages, or
2. 40x your weekly benefit rate.

Keep claiming. CA will do the rest.