Under the CARES Act, states can extend federal unemployment benefit programs, but that won’t happen in New York State. BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York State will not extend federal pandemic unemployment programs that expired over Labor Day weekend. … However, that will not happen in New York state.
Keeping this in view, do I need to apply for Pua extension?
If you previously exhausted your claim for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) and are currently filing a claim under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, you will have to reapply for the PEUC program since you can only collect PUA if you have exhausted any entitlement to PEUC.
Accordingly, how do I apply to PEUC?
If you are unable to file online, call the UI Call Center toll free at 1-877-600-2722 or TDD: 7-1-1. The Department will notify you when you are able to file your retroactive and ongoing weekly claims for PEUC benefits.
How do I get Pua back pay?
While it varies by state, the following are the key ways to file and get your retroactive unemployment payments: 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 my pandemic unemployment be extended automatically?
If you ran out of benefits within your benefit year…
If you ran out of benefits within your benefit year, we automatically filed your PEUC extension on your regular unemployment claim. If you were collecting on a FED-ED extension, you continued to collect it until it was exhausted.
Will Pua unemployment be extended?
Though Congress has made no moves to extend pandemic UI, some advocates have suggested those on PUA and PEUC continue to certify in the event the programs are renewed, as they have been in the past.