Information on Unemployment Insurance Extensions
Additional Emergency Unemployment Compensation Benefits Legislation Passed
Recent legislation passed by Congress and signed by the President expanded the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Program, allowing up to 14 weeks of additional benefits for all states, with an additional 6 weeks available for high unemployment states if Congress acts to extend the program overall in 2010. Massachusetts currently qualifies as a high unemployment state. If you are still unemployed, are not eligible to establish a regular unemployment benefit claim and have exhausted the extended benefits previously available, you may be eligible for these additional benefits. If eligible, your weekly benefit amount will be the same as the amount you received previously. Due to the complex nature of the procedures required to implement the program, we anticipate some delay before benefit payments can be made. Every effort will be made to expedite payments. Visit this website for updated information about the extended benefits program.
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Extended benefit programs currently in effect will phase out over time. Learn more.
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The federal government has notified Massachusetts that it has met the criteria for a Federal-State Extended Benefits (EB) program effective March 22, 2009. State Extended Benefits are additional unemployment insurance benefits provided during periods of high unemployment in the Commonwealth.
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You may find this information helpful if you have received your last UI check or your extended benefits are about to run out.