HARRISBURG – Many people who are unemployed or partially unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be getting some more cash in their pocket.
In a release, the state Department of Labor and Industry announced Pennsylvania has been approved to give an extra $300 per week to those affected. Secretary Jerry Oleksiak says the state will get nearly $1.5 million to provide that funding to unemployed workers through a temporary federal Lost Wages Assistance program. The fund is administered by FEMA and was approved by President Donald Trump via executive order.
To qualify, eligible individuals must receive at least $100 per week benefits from:
- Regular Unemployment Compensation
- Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation
- Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
- Extended Benefits
- Short-Time Compensation or Shared work
- Trade Readjustment Allowance
Individuals must also certify they are unemployed or partially unemployed due to the pandemic. Payments will be made retroactively from August 1.
