Emergency Unemployment Compensation EUC Program



As of February 2012, Congress passed the new federal extension, which has changed each tier of unemployment. This revised legislation has changed the structure of all tiers this year (a \"tier\" is simply a label for an amount of weeks your compensation will be extended).

Compensation Tiers



What is Emergency Unemployment Compensation? 2012 Extended benefits, including Emergency Unemployment Compensation (referred to as EUC) simply provide additional weeks of benefits to the unemployed. EUC is available to workers who have exhausted regular state insurance compensation, and has been slightly revised in length for 2012 (starting June 1st of 2012).

It is important to note that there have not been ANY changes to any of the 4 tiers through May of 2012, meaning existing unemployed individuals are still eligible for the 2011 maximum of 99 weeks for their existing extension. If you fall into this group of 99ers, your benefits length will depend the rate by state.

Emergency Extension of Unemployment Compensation Details



Beginning June 1, 2012, extended benefits will be reduced to 79 weeks, and on September 1, 2012 it will be reduced to 73 weeks. Again, the amount of weeks of compensation the applicant will be eligible for is dependent on the rate of in your State. No changes have been made to State benefits of your initial 26 weeks.



Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act



Unemployed individuals are still entitled to 20 Weeks of extra benefits through the EB Program, which is also determined by each state\'s rate. Below is a detailed explanation of these tier changes taking place in 2012.


Tier Structure: UNTIL MAY OF 2012

  • Tier 1: 20 weeks
  • Tier 2: 14 weeks
  • Tier 3: 13 weeks
  • Tier 4: 6 weeks (when your State is 8.5% or higher)

    • (If you\'re losing benefits, you are entitled to 16 weeks of Emergency Compensation)

TIERS UNTIL AUGUST OF 2012

  • Tier 1: 20 weeks
  • Tier 2: 14 weeks (IF your State\'s rate is above 6%)
  • Tier 3: 13 weeks (IF your State\'s rate above 7%)
  • Tier 4: 6 weeks (IF your State\'s rate is above 9%)

FROM SEPTEMBER \'12 TO DECEMBER \'12
  • Tier 1: 14 weeks
  • Tier 2: 14 weeks (IF your State\'s rate is above 6%)
  • Tier 3: 9 weeks (IF your State\'s rate is above 7%)
  • Tier 4: 10 weeks (IF your State\'s rate is above 9%)

Receiving Extended Unemployment Compensation



Here is an overview of the maximum amount of benefits (depending State-by-State):

  • FROM MARCH TO MAY: 99 WEEKS
  • FROM JUNE TO AUGUST: 79 WEEKS
  • FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER: 99 WEEKS


EUC Program Revisions


All extended benefits are paid by the state. All workers who are filing online can visit this page for updates and news.



Requirements for EUC


In addition, there are still 4 benefits tiers, and each represent how many extra weeks of compensation you will receive through the extended benefits program.