Took them that long to approve me. I still couldnt get a hold of IDES/PUA. 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. What should i tell them? Received a letter 3 days ago saying that my claim was valid. Hope that means that my efforts to request back payments was successful. And I still cant find a job but Ill have to try harder. Nppl r saying from August an on u should get another additional 300 to? UIPL 16-20 states that I can until July 31 end date. Applied for unemployment in early April, waited 9 weeks to get denied through the state, then applied for PUA, and was approved within a day or two. Can you tell me if I will received the $600 FPUA as well as the $300 LWA as retroactive if I filed for unemployment at the end of September. Like many, I had no idea that 1099 employees would qualify as this has never been policy and in Virginia we werent informed of this temporary policy change. I was getting the PUA. Will I get Back Payments Automatically Applied or Manual Claim/Actions Required? I have to start claiming from oldest week in order to claim all backdated weeks. Also, a relative who is a VEC employee, in May when I asked her about the PUA program she told me I needed a 1099, which was false, so I didnt file. I finally got my link for certifying my back pay..finished it immediately then nothing. I was wondering why my weekly benefit was determined minimum but I guess I am Not the only one. I stopped working in March as well and my claim actually went through in August and I got all the backpay as well so thats weird. 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. Filed for PUA on 7/14/20 and backdated to 3/14/20. It very clearly answers this question and says you dont need to demonstrate good cause per the CARES act. Sadly, Virginia is denying my claim for retroactive benefits under the guise of, you snooze, you lose. They never let me and pushed me through to Dec 2020 part of August 2021. The payments, including retroactive or backdated payments for eligible weeks a claimant has certified, will continue through the end of year, even the program ended for new claimants at the end of July. Eligible claimants who certify under existing programs like regular state UI, PUA, PEUC or EB for the applicable weeks will automatically get the extra $300 FPUC unemployment Claimants who had exhausted their PUA or PEUC benefits and needed to wait for their state unemployment departments to update UI programs will be retroactively caught up for back payments in subsequent weeks however their may be some manual intervention required in certain cases as discussed below. Rest his Soul. Claimants don't need to take any . Back in 07/2020 i applied for unemployment I own my own small business. I thibk its insane and I know we would owe them if we werent acccountable. I have not received a penny of backpay. If, in addition to working in Arkansas, you also worked in another state and that other state continued to offer PUA after June 26, 2021, you may qualify for a second . Then in June or July my account was hacked. >Kentucky has unemployment claims from almost 2 years ago that havent been paid. 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. If so, please let me know. You can see the following sections where I discuss these in more detail. YES MY UNEMPLOYMET DATES BACK TO 8/2020 IRECIEVED UNEMPLOYMENT FOR TWO WEEKS AND THEY CUTT ME OFF , IVE CALLED SO MANY TIMES , EMAILED, SIT ON THE PHONE WITH THE REPS ONLY TO TELL YOU THAT THEY WILL BE SENDING IT INTO ESCALTION , AND IVE BEEN TOLD THST ABOUT 6 TIMES SINCE 2020 , AND THAT CAN TAKE 3-6 WEEKS AT A TIME SO IVE BEEN WAITING ON SOME TYPE OF RESPONSE , VIA EMAIL OR MAIL STILL NOTHING AFTER ALL THIS TIME I WAS GETTING THE PUA AND THEN THEY STOPPED IT SAYING I THEN WAS DISQAULIFIED . Thats how much they owe me and I have seen them give people that much at once. Just check and make sure that your state does retroactive payI believe most states do! If I exhausted my claims do I need to reapply ?, See this article where I have this covered https://savingtoinvest.com/do-i-need-to-take-any-action-to-get-extended-unemployment-benefit-weeks-under-pua-peuc-eb-or-300-fpuc/. In most states backdated PUA and FPUC payments will be paid in one lump-sum one to two weeks after you receive your first payment of eligible state UI benefits. I told them I needed to file for PUA for 2020. It asks u when the last day u worked was. Not expecting much out of it knowing Virginia, but I am trying. I just read and also talked to reps daily. I DONT KNOW IF I AM GETTIN 4 or 5 Back pay 600 checks. I still havent received not one payment! So I hope that they will fix and straight up your account in mean time. They only paid him the base pay for the weeks he won on appeal and has not paid him the additional $600 per week. If your taxes are still processing , you need to call them because thats usually a sign you are getting audited or have been flagged for identity theft. Same here i was looking for a answer to ur question. Is Oklahoma still doing backpay it wasnt in the blue like the others any help would be greatly appreciated Thank you. Dod your status change and monwtary change also? 16-20 from Assistant Secretary John Pallasch. It should come in a lump sum and includes the state benefits and the +$600/week from federal Pandemic benefits. If I do get someone on line they poo poo me & hang up on me! Rent is supposed to take 30% of your income. Do you know whats going on in New Jersey for situations like mine and when they will stop telling me to wait another 8 weeks for a specialist to review. That is a different program to one paying the LWA benefits and back payments will continue to be made to eligible claimants. Apparently everyone in Ohio that had Chime was stopped because they said they were experiencing so much fraud through Chime. Maybe that mightve helped a neuron fire. 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. And yes, its crazy that yours has been hold since August! In Jan 2021, $15.00 an hour might have been an acceptable starting wage for some, but now with hyper inflation, it takes more like $20.00 an hour to buy the same goods as that $15.00 an hour would have a year ago. I got to someone finally started at 1030 am around 1pm talked to a guy told him the problem about I applied March 31 and got turned down by UI and he said he needed to transfer me to someone else guess what that was Direct Express for SSI and Disability sohe was sorry I had waited an hour on him and tried to put me back in touch with the representative but they hung up. Ok guys Hello my name is sonja. The first payment I got from PUA was back dated (with taxes taken out) all the way back to my first eligible week which was 3 weeks before I filed. Eligible Claimants should continue to certify for benefits for weeks they are owed unemployment. Hello my name is segismundo matos my identity was stolen had to be clear by fraud department started receiving regular state unployment check was told the federal benefit would come later had to do government Id told to wait to get money it been long time have not got anything need help. This is nothing for Gov. Same result. Anyone know if thus is a good sign? I did not know I am eligible for PUA benefits. PUA is. Subscribe via email or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube to get the latest news and updates States like New Jersey and California, have already stated that validated retroactive claims after a successful determination or appeal for eligible weeks (when the programs were in effect before September 6th) would be paid out over the next several weeks. FYI. Some of these people on this thread are being told they will get the 600$, and they will not. When I did this for my girlfriend we waited about an hour and a half, when a few days prior we waited for about 20 hours in the QUE to speak to a referee. Im not sure whether I need to reach out to unemployment through email or not because no-one it picking up when I call :(. Good luck everyone, and for everyone else remember to support us small businesses! Bershear to be proud of. Also, keep all relevant documentation. Im in North Carolina. delays or issues with their claims getting paid, Active week starting 4/13 (retroactive to 3/29), Active from April 11 (retro to w/ending 4/4), Active from 4/16 (retroactive to w/ending 4/4), Active from 4/6 (retroactive to w/starting 3/29), Paid from 4/10 (retroactive to w/ending 4/4), Active from 4/10 (retroactive to w/ending 4/4), Active from 4/12 (retroactive to w/ending 4/4), Active 4/14 (retroactive to w/starting 3/30), Active from 4/23 (retroactive to w/ending 4/4), From week starting 4/13 (retroactive to 3/29), Active from 4/9 (retroactive to w/ending 4/4), https://savingtoinvest.com/new-jersey-nj-division-of-unemployment-insurance-600-fpuc-and-pua/, https://savingtoinvest.com/georgia-ga-department-of-labor-600-fpuc-and-pua-for-extra-unemployment-insurance/?swcfpc=1, https://savingtoinvest.com/do-i-need-to-take-any-action-to-get-extended-unemployment-benefit-weeks-under-pua-peuc-eb-or-300-fpuc/, https://savingtoinvest.com/maryland-dui-unemployment-benefits-news-and-updates-on-extended-benefit-programs-300-lwa-pua-peuc-and-600-fpuc-beacon-filing-system/, Remote Work Tax Issues To Consider When Filing Your Return, How Car Rental Companies Rip You Off With Extra Fees For Linking To Your Frequent Flier Reward Program, Your 2022 Tax Return Is Not Processed Where is My Refund Payment and Form 9325, If You Need to Ask About Your Refund or Make Change To Your Return, Why Is My Child Tax Credit Refund Lower Than Last Year. Logging in to https://pua.arkansas.gov Faxing documents to 501-534-3870 Emailing the document to pua.documents@arkansas.gov Mailing the document to: PUA Documents P.O. I am an event coordinator, and had no idea I could get PUA. Good luck! And as far as payment, yes everything is up to date in my DEO account as of today. I just dont get why I have to keep calling I wish it could just go through automatically with out me having to keep calling and then having them tell me to just call back in another week and another.etc. Who to contact that will help?? My name is Rogelio. Yeah, theyre a supervisor that doesnt understand why I cant claim weeks that are impossible to & Im having this much difficulties find a job. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I need someones help. Then I called & was told my claim 2as cancelled or dismissed or something & Im sol on 4 months of retroactive back pay. Benefits are available for up to 26 weeks. I had to wait 2.5 months for my call back (they schedule it so you know when it will come) but they approved 6 weeks of back pay for me between March and April. I contacted my congressman and an associate contacted me quickly and helped me immediately. I was requested to certify for claim for another peuc extention (29 wks?) Thanks. Will I still be able to get a retroactive payments for all claims certification? 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. I suppose it is my fault for waiting but I am certain them not honoring the PUA backpay is not legit. 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. So essentially if you cannot claim your past weeks online or you have received a current/recent week payment but no back payments for prior eligible weeks or any official notification of delays, then you will likely have to take a manual action via your state UI agency to get your payment. I had a similar situation, I was accepted and then my payments stopped solely because I was using a Chime card. Says she needs 2 supervisors to do it and to call back some time in October and she hung up . Thats how I got mine. 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 $20,000. Thats when ur claim starts paying u. All I want is my regular unemployment from Oct. 22 2021the time I was laid off till my first UI check if Feb.2022 I have jumped through their hoops .I was denied because I didnt file the first mon. The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program expired on September 6, 2021 0F i. They same exact experience with my Claim I applied in 4/2020 had issues with the system. One of the most common questions on this thread is about back pay of FPUC ( 600$ ). God doesnt give you more than you can handle. It has however expired for new or continuing claims as of August 1st, so if you lost your job after that time or were expecting the $600 then you would be out of luck. And now we cant even file our weekly claims. Please help so I can either get approved or give up the thought of getting this because it would save everything in my life.