You have permission to edit this article. To begin the PUA claim process, you must enter your social security number and the PIN used when your regular UI claim was filed or your current PIN if re-established. Florida secured a $3 billion loan from USDOL when its unemployment trust fund was depleted during the 2008-2009 Great Recession. Be advised, your PUA application is not complete until a confirmation number is received. Instead, Gov. Florida had nearly $5 billion in its unemployment trust fund in March before the pandemic tripled the state’s unemployment rate within a month. So, you should get 14 more weeks under PUA, but I'm not positive, I haven't gotten that far yet. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. endstream endobj 995 0 obj <. %%EOF AFTER ANSWERING THE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR PUA BENEFITS, AND SUBMITTING YOUR FINAL APPLICATION, IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK FOR ELIGIBLE CLAIMANTS TO RECEIVE PUA BENEFITS. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The governor has directed state agencies and departments to red-line 8.5 percent of their budgets for possible cuts. They haven’t been, quote, ‘spent,’ but it’s $4-plus billion that’s been obligated.”. There was a problem saving your notification. APPEAR IN YOUR REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT 72 HOURS AFTER YOU RECEIVE YOUR DETERMINATION FOR STATE BENEFITS. 1. Still on PEUC for me. “If we can do the Department of Labor enhanced benefit through that loan, we would want to do it to give people some more relief.”. (The Center Square) – Florida will opt out of President Donald Trump’s directive to use COVID-19 stimulus funds to cover the state’s 25 percent share of a renewed federal pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA) program.
DeSantis nixed the PUA deal despite bipartisan support for it. HOWEVER if you are getting ONLY PUA ($275 a week from PUA and NOT the State of Florida) then then CURRENTLY it stands that only people getting at least $100 a week in STATE UI can get the Trump Executive Order of $300 a week + $100 a wee . Under Trump’s PUA directive, states could pay their $100 share with unspent money included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act that Congress approved in March. Of the nearly $12 billion Florida has received in federal COVID-19 assistance, about $5.8 billion could be used for the PUA extension. The state has paid $2.8 billion in benefits, with $10.6 billion coming from the federal PUA package.
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DeSantis, however, said tapping into the money is “not an option for us in Florida, because those CARES Act dollars are obligated already. More posts from the FloridaUnemployment community, Continue browsing in r/FloridaUnemployment. 23,000 people have received PUA benefits,while others are waiting on a link to apply.
Florida Democrats and Republicans also expressed concern about freezing the 12.4 percent payroll tax in a state where 20 percent of the population receives Social Security payments. But you must be using the original 12 weeks FL UI or on FL EB (6 to 8 weeks extra).
Claimants may submit PUA/FPUC paper applications to various DOL locations on Saipan, Rota and Tinian (see exact locations below).
Contractors, self-employed can now apply for federal unemployment through Florida system Prior to April 22, Floridians who qualified for CARES Act money say they were denied through Florida … So I exhausted my first 12 weeks of benefits then Got the PEUC for 13 weeks...does PUA allow for 39 weeks of unemployment or am I understanding this wrong? “One concern I have: obviously this is a tough budget time for us, and so if I’m having to potentially have general revenue obligated to this, that is something that would be very problematic given our circumstances,” he said. As hundreds of thousands are waiting on benefits, many who … “We’re now at the point where presidents just do that. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced on Tuesday that Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) is now available to all eligible Floridians. “There’s also only so much you can do through executive action,” he said. 2. To replenish the fund and repay the loan, then-Gov. PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (PUA) PUA … Let us know if we can make some things on the site better. 2 comments. PUA Guide Version Date: September 4, 2020 Page 3 .
1028 0 obj <>stream A place for users of Florida's unemployment/reemployment assistance program to share information and tips about how to use and proceed through the arcane and confusing Florida assistance system.