The Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program, which provides a supplemental $600 in weekly benefits to individuals who qualify for state or federal unemployment benefits, will automatically be added to the weekly benefit amount under the PEUC claim. The additional weeks of benefits are provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and will be available to individuals who … (Source : Vermont DOL) Virginia: 01/08/2021 for UI and PEUC. As of early this week, Virginia was one of 19 states that have yet to start making payments under the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program, according to the U.S. Labor Department. Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation in Virginia. 11 more weeks of unemployment benefits. Since January 2020, more than 1 million initial claims have been filed in Virginia, surpassing all initial claims filed from mid-2014 through 2019. The Department of Labor didn't immediately return a call requesting comment. The target date for implementation is 01/14/2021 for PUA with active claims/balances. RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) announced the latest data regarding unemployment benefits claims as well as the recently launched Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program. The stimulus bill will extend both the PUA and PEUC … RELATED: Virginia PEUC benefits delay hits 3 months, VEC says text alerts coming by June 30 RELATED: VEC releases staggering unemployment statistics, update on PEUC … It offers an additional 13 weeks of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits. PEUC is available beginning the week ending April 4, 2020, but not for weeks after December 26, 2020. Existing PUA and PEUC can file weekly claims to receive the $300 payment. The Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation in Virginia is a federal program announced under the CARES Act in March 2020. Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) is a program that provides an extra 13 weeks of unemployment insurance after you have exhausted your regular benefits. I received backpay but the problem is that my regular unemployment was only eligible up to September 5th. Individuals in regular UI have already been able to file for the PEUC extension, which went live on January 3rd. The final payable week for this $600 weekly payment is the week ending July 25, 2020. HENRICO Co., Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) has released new information on when extended and enhanced unemployment benefits will begin to … I wasn’t able to apply to PEUC in the meantime because I had been cut off since July 8th and was only given the lump sum a few days back. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians who have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits and are eligible for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) can apply for a 13-week extension on Wednesday, May 6. PEUC provides 13 weeks of additional unemployment benefits to qualified individuals whose regular unemployment benefits were exhausted on or after July 6, 2019.