Pennsylvania Unemployment Insurance
Pennsylvania unemployment insurance is temporary compensation for workers that become unemployed through no fault of their own. There are certain requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible for benefits. You must have been employed during an established period of time, file ongoing claims and answer questions. It is also important that you report earnings from work, and job offers or refusal of work during any claim period. You have to accept work when it’s available.
Qualified individuals for Pennsylvania unemployment insurance may receive up to 20 weeks of emergency unemployment compensation which is called Tier 1. The date of the Sunday in which you applied for benefits is called the Application for benefits date which determines your base year and benefit year. If you use your 16 weeks of PA unemployment compensation, you may be eligible for the 20.8 weeks of unemployment compensation program. If you’re presently receiving EUC benefits, you may now claim 20.8 weeks instead of 12.8 but only if you’re eligible. You may also claim and additional eight weeks of EUC if you used your 16 weeks of PA UC benefits and 12.8 weeks of EUC.
You can file for Pennsylvania unemployment insurance benefits online, 24 hours a day. You can also apply over the phone through a UC service center. You’ll need certain information at the time you apply for unemployment. This includes your Social Security number, Pennsylvania driver’s license if you have one, Alien Registration number if you are not a United States citizen, name, and address of all employers and employee information form if you have one. You’ll also need your mailing address, reasons you left your job and your personal identification number if you had a claim before. If you are eligible for unemployment, you will receive payments through direct deposit or debit card.
