These 23 States Stop Paying Additional $ 300 a Week Unemployment Benefits
Citing labor shortages, 23 states announced that they are abandoning the federal government’s unemployment assistance program, which includes a $ 300 per week supplement in government employment benefits. Here’s a look at which states are stopping payments and when they will be cut off.
Which states are waiving federal unemployment assistance?
Below is a list of states that are waiving the federal unemployment program and the expiry dates for those benefits. All states to waive $ 300 weekly co- payment for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Insurance (FPUC); Extended Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits for workers and part-time workers; 13-week extension of the deadline for payment of benefits for the payment of benefits in connection with the Emergency Unemployment Pandemic (PEUC); and a weekly US $ 100 Unemployment Insurance Benefit (MEUC) benefit, which is paid to people who have both W-2 income and unemployment income.
- Alabama : June 19.
- Alaska : June 12
- Arizona : July 10. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducy also announced the $ 2,000 Return-to-Work Bonus program, which pays $ 2,000 to unemployed residents on a first come, first served basis if they find work before Labor Day, September 6. work with pay less than $ 25 per hour. Returning part-time workers can also qualify for the $ 1,000 bonus. More information can be found here .
- Arkansas : June 26
- Florida : June 26.
- Georgia : June 26
- Idaho : June 19.
- Indiana : July 19.
- Iowa : June 12
- Mississippi : June 12
- Missouri : 12
- Montana : June 27. The state is also launching a return-to-work program funded by the American Rescue Plan, which will provide previously unemployed Montana residents with a $ 1,200 bonus if they are in stable employment for at least a month.
- New Hampshire : June 19.
- North Dakota : June 19.
- Ohio : June 26.
- Oklahoma : June 26.
- South Carolina : June 30.
- South Dakota : June 26.
- Tennessee : July 3
- Texas : June 26.
- Utah : June 26
- West Virginia : June 19.
- Wyoming : June 19.
Your state may still have COVID supplemental unemployment benefits
Even though these states have dropped federal programs, they may still have extended benefits related to COVID treatment – you can check your state’s benefits here . If you need help with renting, you can also check this list of programs by state here .
This story was originally published on May 10, 2021 and updated on May 24, 2021 to include additional states that subsequently waived federal unemployment benefits, as well as other additional information.