{"id":4591,"date":"2021-01-05T12:07:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T18:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/fla-is-rolling-out-extended-unemployment-benefits\/"},"modified":"2021-01-05T12:07:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T18:07:17","slug":"fla-is-rolling-out-extended-unemployment-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/fla-is-rolling-out-extended-unemployment-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Fla. Is Rolling Out Extended Unemployment Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Officials say website updates are underway. Under the latest law, PUA unemployment benefits were extended until April 5 for independent contractors and other claimants.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2013 The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced Monday that benefits included in the latest pandemic relief bill authorized by Congress and signed by Pres. Trump will soon be reflected on the state\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Florida DEO spokeswoman Paige Landrum said Monday that the agency started to implement benefit extensions while \u201cworking diligently to fully implement program updates.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Under the latest law, PUA unemployment benefits were extended for independent contractors and other claimants.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The bill extends:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) is $300 per week. This provides supplemental unemployment benefits for individuals receiving PUA or regular unemployment compensation for weeks after Dec. 26, 2020, until March 14, 2021.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In short, Realtor members already claiming unemployment benefits (PUA) can continue to claim benefits for a total of 50 weeks. The benefit can include $300 from the federal government and $125 in state benefits that they have already been receiving.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n