Available 4/28/20. I Know it can be done. So if you were eligible to receive unemployment compensation from that week then you would be eligible to receive payments from that date. I was a full-time student who usually worked part-time at school. So I c ppl saying in the info it should tell u what r they talking about? This program was created under the CARES act of 2020 to help people financially across the state, who lost their job, but didn't qualify for the initial unemployment program. First payment: 4/24/20. And I am so sorry for everything has been happening in your life right now. Silence for 15 seconds. It wasnt until July before I learned different. I didnt get paid until maylong story how I got lucky to have that finally happen. Well there ia hope. Instead of filing for PUA benefits right away I waited (yes, I am kicking myself now). I had to quit. >Kentucky has unemployment claims from almost 2 years ago that havent been paid. Hi could you please tell me more details about how you contacted your congressman? This past week I did my usual certification on the phone and it said I was claiming for 3/6/21 and 3/13/21. You will need to contact your local state UI to discuss options. I did not know I am eligible for PUA benefits. Yes, if you qualify for both programs you should be eligible for back pay retroactive lump sum payments. The day I started I was told that upper management said they could only work me 10 hrs a week. So, they told me today they added 5 weeks from 3-22-28 till ending April 19 week, 5 weeks of back pay hating at a perfect time w/Holidays here. I read that they were paying the 125 and it should have went off our peior year returns and so that may be holding me up idk its so hard cauze2 my 14 yr old got nothing for his bday and lights are getting shut off. Ok guys Hello my name is sonja. So until this is done you wont be able to file the new 11 week extensions. Backpay from your job or from unemployment? Arkansans are sharing their stories about the state's Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. Used all my savings and racked up almost $15,000 worth of credit card debt before I applied. I filed in july 2020 and payments started 7/24/2020. To claim past weeks or correct dates you will generally have to contact your state UI agency and get them to retroactively certify you for past week. Will I still be able to get a retroactive payments for all claims certification? If so how long after your decision came back did you have to wait before you got a pay out? There are some new requirements (e.g around PUA vs PEUC) and documentation needed for PUA applicants. They owe me about 8k would be nice for even a quarter of it. I went inside the center today and was told Im only eligible for 6 payments which ik I certified for more. Many of the recent comments in this article reflect the challenges with actually being able to claim unemployment back payments for eligible weeks. Yes we do ! Good luck! I am not quite understanding by they were paying the 125 and it should have went off our peior year returns though. All at once? (When?? I will a appreciate for your help. Hello my name is Natasha and I live in Ohio. I even spoke with a supervisor to have my benefit date adjusted. Hi Brian , Im in Kansas . I have been asking about my back pay since Summer as I got approved April 26, but had been calling in since Pandemic started. What about States Ending Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Early? Maybe thatll work. 2 weeks ago I received 1 payment for that week and have received 1 payment for this week. I forgot to ask her what is so important about the month of October? No, she will not, and now she is probably heart broken. Self-employed people may have a bad month every so often so I always kept some savings for a rainy day. But if that is true and I calculate those weeks (which i did file every week) by what they set my payments at then that adds up to over $20,000. They will take a percentage, but they wont be able to make up rules with an attorney. JK. If you did over 30 certifications, then you should definitely be receiving the back payits probably just taking some time! The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday lifted an order by a Pulaski County Circuit Court judge granting a preliminary injunction that prevented the state from stopping five Arkansans from. Any advice. I still couldnt get a hold of IDES/PUA. So my question is will the backdated money go in the card or come in a check and when and should I have to do anything else in order to get everything in motion. From what I understand, it takes 2-3 days to get the $600 money retro in 1 shot and FL $ will go in next day Dir Dep like normal. The answer is yes. Thats how I got mine. Anybody receiving at least $1 in state or federal unemployment pay in a given week will get the extra $300. It was signed into law on March 27, 2020, by President Trump. Definitely in the same boat, I waited my 8 weeks called 40mins ago they told me i would get my back pay this week drew hopefully its mutual, I provided an answer and some thoughts for NJ in this updated article https://savingtoinvest.com/new-jersey-nj-division-of-unemployment-insurance-600-fpuc-and-pua/, Im having the exact same problem. I am a 1099 employee and I missed the deadline (july 31) by only a few days to receive the $600 FPUC retroactively even though I qualified for it. Say you didnt work, worst that can happen is they find out its false n u have to pay those two weeks back. Thank you! Ive called hundreds of times and Ive talked to many agents and all of them gave me different answers as to why and when they couldnt back date weeks. I had to call the Key Bank and have them put a code on the account so no one could draw funds off of it. I applied for food stamps and I know they are just if not more overwhelmed with applications and I received them literally immediately2-3 days later. He is beyond frustrated. While this is subject to the different timelines of the PUA and FPUC programs, generally speaking if you qualified for the PUA program between early April and the end of July, you would be eligible for FPUC benefits per the dates shown below. Sadly, Virginia is denying my claim for retroactive benefits under the guise of, you snooze, you lose. It provided up to 39 weeks of unemployment payments. Weeks where claimants got at least $1 of unemployment would also qualify them for the extra $300 FPUC program payment. I was wondering why my weekly benefit was determined minimum but I guess I am Not the only one. Scroll to the bottom of the state unemployment website and you see schedule appt. If u did alot like that u should be getting the back pay! I have called and she said that the unemployment office and the lady is no help , and just says that I will not get it. Every time I called the DEO in Florida they just tell me that I have to wait, that all PUA claims will be automatically retroactive to the date you were first unemployed. Arkansas, like several other states, ended those extra unemployment benefits on June 26. [September 2020 Expired Programs] While the $600 FPUC program has now ended (see update below), with no formal extension in place due to a Congressional stalemate, it was been replaced by the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) unemployment benefits program. U can try but it says u had to have applied and been accepted by Aug 1st 2020. I won appeal and still not been paid. I was granted back pay of regular unemployment plus 600 Pua and they still owe me 15 vouchers here in indiana and I havent heard one word about it so where do I go from here about getting money that was approved bye unemployment Judge, Hello, See..this is what I was told too..finally. trying to scrape up enough to pay my phone bill today so I can keep calling them. Same here! I am on the same boat as yours. Note, per the sections below, that back payments are limited to the program extension coverage periods. My original application stated it 2/5/2020 as the date covid stopped my work. I just want to know; if it ran out on the 26th of December. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance ( PUA) - Up to 75 weeks of benefits for freelance, gig and contract workers who would normally NOT have been eligible for state unemployment programs. The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program expired on September 6, 2021. It has been a month now since i started getting my benefits anyone know how long it takes for florida PUA to back date? So, hopefully they change yours very soon. Still Waiting For My Tax Refund as Tax Return Is NOT Processed What Now? I was approved for both PUA and the extra $600. It asks u when the last day u worked was. I do have a balance to claim but since they havent verify my identity they dont sent me any payment and I am wondering if I can still get it in the Ui online page it says I need to apply again because my year is expired .and I have 4 kids I dont have a job and iam a homeless someone is renting me a RV .but is really hard to be living with kids in there . And Im in Alabama. And when they contact their local state unemployment agencies they cannot get a clear answer and are told just to wait while they clear back logs of new claimants. Hey Ive been trying for some time now to get my backdated payments I actually had to contact the head DOL office and get them to contact the State on my behalf finally two to three weeks after that my state agency contacted me while I was on the phone lady told me that my claim has been backdated already for me to check on my hire account to see about payments later that night its so seven payments saying in progress by the date on when I will receive payment but it does not show the $600 only the 107 I receive weekly although I am grateful and happy for anyting I thought the $600 payments was supposed to go back my last day of work was March 13th from what I read the backdated payments should go back to March 29th so I guess what Im trying to see is am I supposed to be getting the $600 back to that date or whats going on with that if somebody can answer this question for me I would be greatly appreciated I need to know rather I need to contact them and let them know there has been a mistake because its only showing 107 or if the extra 600 will just be added even though it dont show it thank you for your help time and consideration on reading this and for anyone that responds have a good day God bless all of yall hope you all get your own stuff situated. I have been struggling as well trying to dig myself out of the hole the pandemic caused me financially. The same thing happened to my son. Says she needs 2 supervisors to do it and to call back some time in October and she hung up . Amount and Duration of Unemployment Benefits in Texas. 9th and was denied because I entered the last day worked as 3/3/20 instead of 4/4/20 . I having the same issues. Again though,i had a balance due to the fact that they never approved my pu a last year until the end of September I did not receive anything. The official inflation rate also seems just as heavily underreported as the official unemployment rate. Where could it be?? Then I called & was told my claim 2as cancelled or dismissed or something & Im sol on 4 months of retroactive back pay. My weekly claims for last 2 weeks of November was on hold for about 10 days. I have called over & over.I have emailed multiple times still nothing. also in florida, and had to re apply back in september. I am 1099 independent contractor / self-employed from TN. That even thought the program didnt end for another week that you had to be approved for PUA before July 19th. I am a single Mom with a mortgage..all Government help programs are not accepting new claims..immediately after they open. Took them that long to approve me. I didnt no I could apply for UI my job never told us so doing research I kept calling them for months I couldnt get threw then I went online filed on 8/2 got approved then I contacted Delaware DOL to file for back pay from my last day worked 3/17 and they denied me, Im filing for appeal and contacting legal aide. Get your biggest tax refund, guaranteed. This is probably the most up to date place and once approved payments will be made in one lump sum either viadirect deposit or debit card. By email or phone. After reading this , I WENT ASK EDD and requested a backdating to 2/5/2020. The average rent increased 14.1% while people were unemployed, the average is now $1,877 a month. The Reps. The program runs from Dec. 27 through March 13. When I did back in May 2020 I couldnt get a hold of anyone. A $489 car payment due, the last two months of electricity and other bills. I have asked multiple times about getting it back dated to my original date and keep getting i have to wait. Thanks ginger. He had to take a loan out for me, plus helped me out financially. Im in Maryland. That It ended on July 31st which I am aware, but I didnt get any back dated payments at all.this confuses me. This sucks! I received an approval letter yesterday with effective date of 3/8 then today received a call saying Im only getting benefits back to 7/14 when I actually filed. I was requested to certify for claim for another peuc extention (29 wks?) Waiting around on that back pay and now the 300 hundred that has yet to start in August pushed until Oct 15 and still just regular pay amount. Hi ! Paid from 4/21 (retroactive to w/ending 4/4). So why are they not beinng held Jon same standards. The table below shows when states started making the $600 FPUC payment and when the payments were retroactive to. Are you in Nj if so how did you get through ? Yeah, thats right kind of what happens when the state of KY doesnt pay valid claims and the UI Department is basically shuttered for over a year, responding to no one. In particular getting through a live agent or getting a response from your local state agency has been a challenge which has often meant stress and panic around the status of your unemployment check, and if you will even be getting paid one for current or past weeks. But if you can prove you were unemployed under prior stimulus bills (e.g. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27. Hey Leslie, go to the unemployment website and request a call back, if available. I have been claiming weekly benefits on PUA every 2 weeks with NO problem. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. What is a person to do? Can I suggest them for back pay (my PUA benefits) from my last day worked on 3/16/2020? In this situation retroactive payments for any eligible claims filed prior to the states pandemic program participation date will continue to be processed and paid. I havent seen a dime since February and only got a very few payments since I lost everything and my job last March 2020 when this shit began! What you want to do is call the ID.me company to speak to a referee which unfortunately is a process alot of people have to go through because for one reason or another the standard procedure of uploading your ID and whatever documents isnt enough or it is flagged. Self employed claim ended dec 26th now shows as ineligible because it says regular unemployment compensation from the state that I dont get. See more details on Maryland UI page https://savingtoinvest.com/maryland-dui-unemployment-benefits-news-and-updates-on-extended-benefit-programs-300-lwa-pua-peuc-and-600-fpuc-beacon-filing-system/. And I still cant find a job but Ill have to try harder. Anybody have same problem? I was approved for unemployment and tomorrow will be first day i have to check in. Hope this helps. I talked to couldnt answer me when I asked them, that was mind boggling considering that is our right. Thanks. Will I get my retroactive or back payments if my states end benefits early? How Far Back Can I Claim the Retroactive Unemployment Benefits? https://savingtoinvest.com/a-new-300-unemployment-stimulus-for-up-to-16-weeks-retroactive-to-december-2020-and-until-march-2021/. Pay out my original application stated it 2/5/2020 as the official unemployment rate been claiming weekly benefits PUA... 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