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Extended Benefits are available to workers who have exhausted regular unemployment insurance benefits during periods of high unemployment.
The basic Extended Benefits program provides up to 13 additional weeks of benefits when a State is experiencing high unemployment. Some States have also enacted a voluntary program to pay up to 7 additional weeks (20 weeks maximum) of Extended Benefits during periods of extremely high unemployment.
Eligibility
Extended Benefits may start after an individual exhausts other unemployment insurance benefits (not including Disaster Unemployment Assistance or Trade Readjustment Allowances).
Not everyone who qualified for regular benefits qualifies for Extended Benefits. The State agency will advise you of your eligibility for Extended Benefits.
Benefits
The weekly benefit amount of Extended Benefits is the same as the individual received for regular unemployment compensation.
The total amount of Extended Benefits that an individual could receive may be fewer than 13 weeks (or fewer than 20 weeks).
Filing A Claim
When a State begins an Extended Benefit period, it notifies those who have received all of their regular benefits that they may be eligible for Extended Benefits. You may contact the State Unemployment Insurance agency to ask whether Extended Benefits are available.
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