Residents can start claiming the remaining PEUC and PUA payments this week

Michigan residents who still have pandemic unemployment payments can start claiming them this week, including the additional benefit of $ 300 COVID-19, state officials announced.

Residents who applied for pandemic emergency unemployment compensation or pandemic unemployment assistance and had weeks remaining on December 26, 2020, can begin to certify their claims, according to Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency.

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The certification process can be done through MiWAM accounts, officials said.

Federal unemployment insurance programs created by the CARES Act were discontinued in late 2020, but starting this week, some claimants can start receiving their payments, the state announced.

Residents who have not exhausted their original 13 weeks of PEUC can claim the rest of the weeks, starting with the week ending on January 2, officials said. These payments will include the additional $ 300 FPUC benefit, according to the state.

Claimants who have not exhausted their original 39 weeks of PUA payments can claim the balance for the remaining weeks, beginning with the week ending January 2, the state revealed. These payments will also include the $ 300 benefit.

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“The UIA is still in the process of scheduling further system changes necessary to initiate additional payments under the Continuing Assistance Act for PEUC and PUA applicants who exhausted their benefit allowance on or before December 26, 2020,” said one state statement. “The expected date for completing these changes for the remaining PEUC and PUA claimants is January 30, 2021.”

CAA grants PEUC and PUA claimants an additional 11 weeks of benefits, payable for the week ending January 2 through March 13, 2021.

Applicants with regular state unemployment insurance and extended benefit programs have not lost their benefits and began receiving payments from the FPUC on January 10, according to state officials.

“We continue to work to implement the remaining provisions of these federal programs as quickly as possible,” said UIA acting director Liza Estlund Olson. “Although we were one of the first states to start issuing the additional $ 300 payments, we will not rest until all eligible people can be assured of the benefits.”

Applicants must continue to monitor their MiWAM and www.michigan.gov/UIA accounts for updates.