Unemployment Stimulus Update In California

California will start processing lwa claims on september 7 2020 for a minimum of three weeks.
Unemployment stimulus update in california. The california employment development department edd says it will start processing as of sept. For the week ending january 9 2021 peuc total weeks claimed was 304 888. Fed ed claims are an extension of a regular ui claim.
The new covid 19 stimulus package has a provision allowing california to not collect the money overpaid to workers as part of their pandemic unemployment assistance payments. For weeks of unemployment beginning december 27 2020 we are paying 300 in federal stimulus funds on top of your current weekly benefit amount. The pandemic emergency unemployment compensation peuc was implemented in california on may 27 2020.
California will begin issuing 300 a week in supplemental unemployment benefits on september 7 now that the state s application for 4 5 billion in aid from fema has been approved. You will receive the extra 300 a week for up to 11 weeks. We will automatically add the federal stimulus funds to each week of benefits that you are eligible to receive.
Under the 900 billion agreement weekly benefits for qualified unemployed people now a maximum 450 in california would go up by 300 for 11 weeks according to house speaker nancy pelosi s. 7 the lost wages assistance money approved by president donald trump via executive order. You do not need to do anything.
Fed ed was implemented in california on july 1 2020. 28 states have sent the 300. Peuc claims are an extension of a regular ui claim.