Who is currently eligible for supplemental lost wages assistance?

Individuals (“claimants”) currently eligible for at least $100 per week in UI compensation from the week of August 1, 2020 from any of the below listed programs may receive supplemental lost wages payments from their state, territory and the District of Columbia.

• Unemployment compensation, including regular State Unemployment Compensation, Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) and Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service members (UCX)
• Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC)
• Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)
• Extended Benefits (EB)
• Short-Time Compensation (STC)
• Trade Readjustment Allowance (TRA)
• Payments under the Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) program

Individuals are required to self-certify through established state, territory and the District of Columbia unemployment insurance procedures that they are unemployed or partially unemployed due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the initial unemployment insurance claims process. Claimants who previously self-certified that they are unemployed or partially unemployed due to disruptions caused by COVID-19 will not need to recertify again.