Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation

Update - January 30, 2021

• PEUC provides an extension of benefits to claimants who have exhausted all rights to regular unemployment.

  • PEUC claimants who exhausted their previous entitlement (on or before Dec. 27, 2020) will be able to reopen their claim to receive an additional 11 weeks of benefits, payable beginning with the week ending Jan. 2, 2021. Claimants will receive notification by email and web notice or by mail alerting them to the availability of the additional weeks. See below for further instructions.
  • Workers on regular state UI benefits will no longer receive the PEUC extension automatically. An application for the extension is now required. Once a worker has exhausted their state UI benefits, they will need to log into their MiWAM and click on “Additional Information Required – click here to file an extension” to apply for PEUC.
  • Individuals who established PEUC eligibility on or after Dec. 27, 2020 will get 24 weeks of PEUC, although benefits will not be payable beyond the week ending April 10, 2021. The updated provision provides a phase out period to allow eligible claimants to continue receiving payment through the week ending April 10, 2021, as long as the individual has not reached the maximum number of weeks.
  • Individuals who were switched to the Extended Benefits (EB) program and began receiving benefits for week ending Dec. 26, 2020 and earlier will remain on EB. Individuals who began collecting EB for week ending Jan 2, 2021 will be required to reopen their PEUC claim.

  Reopening Your Claim for Benefits

• To reopen your claim,

  1. Log into your MiWAM. 

  • If under alerts “You have benefit weeks to certify” is displayed, there is no need to reopen your PEUC claim. Please follow the steps to certify.

  2. Under Alerts, click on "Additional Information Required – Click Here to File an Extension.”

  

   

  If no link is displayed under alerts, please go to Steps  to Reopen Your Claim  and follow the steps under Option 2 to reopen your claim.

• 3. Fill out the PEUC reopen application completely

  • NOTE: Step 3 of the application “Additional Info” will first ask if you want your claim to begin on xx/xx/2021. If you need to certify for weeks prior to this date, please select No.
  • After selecting No, a new question will ask “when do you want your claim to begin?” Please select the date appropriate for your situation. Most likely this will be the date immediately following your last certification date.

  

  4. Click submit and receive confirmation.

  NOTE: The certification date displayed on the confirmation page may reflect a future date. If needed, you will be able to certify for past weeks.

  Certifications may display immediately or may take time to generate. 

  For more details and videos on how to reopen your claim, please see Steps to Reopen Your claim.

  Please allow time for the system to update once you've taken an action like reopening or certifying.