Stimulus Update Unemployment Ca
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Stimulus update unemployment ca. There s good news for almost everyone. Millions of californians are due to get 300 a week added to their weekly unemployment payments but some will get the extra benefit sooner than others. Rhode island new jersey california and other states have also confirmed beneficiaries will not see a gap week though payments could still be delayed.
When will the checks start arriving. California s unemployment rate was 8 2 in november the most recent month with available state data. But that doesn t reflect the true number of out of work californians as many people have.
For weeks of unemployment beginning december 27 2020 we are paying 300 in federal stimulus funds on top of your current weekly benefit amount. The new covid 19 stimulus package has a provision allowing california to not collect the money overpaid to workers as part of their pandemic unemployment assistance payments. We will automatically add the federal stimulus funds to each week of benefits that you are eligible to receive.
The new stimulus package continues pua and peuc and renews the federal unemployment bonus for 300 per week rather than 600.