Georgia unemployment number of weeks. The zcares act. Unemployment insurance information and resources for. The chart below shows the number of weeks you may receive the benefits depending on the unemployment rate in georgia.
You are eligible to receive georgia unemployment weekly claims for between 14 and 20 weeks depending on the georgia unemployment rate and so long as you continue meeting georgia unemployment requirements. The minimum weekly benefit amount provided in georgia is 44 and the maximum benefit amount is capped at 330. Under the existing unemployment benefit program qualified georgians can receive between 55 and 365 in weekly paid unemployment benefits.
Before sharing sensitive or personal information make sure youre on an official state website. File a claim in georgia. The georgia legislature passed house bill 347 which changes the calculation method to determine the maximum number of weeks to be based upon the adjusted statewide unemployment rate in use at the time the regular ui claim is filed.
Georgia ga colorado co enhanced unemployment resources. I was self employed from june of 2019 to. The maximum benefit period is determined by the rate of unemployment in georgia.
The number of weeks of eb in a state equals the smaller of 13 weeks or half the maximum number of weeks of regular ui in the state unless the state has adopted an alternative trigger that adds up to seven more weeks when the states unemployment rate triggers on a high unemployment period hup allowing up to 20 weeks of eb but no more than. Last week the gdol issued regular weekly unemployment benefits totaling 176279896. I have listed the absolute maximum number of weeks and recommend you check the state ui site link to get the current maximum weeks when you apply for benefits.
The maximum number of weeks for which you can receive your wba depends on the states seasonally adjusted unemployment rate that resets twice a year on january 1 and july 1. I was on unemployment from 26 weeks from october of 2018 to may of 2019. Local state and federal government websites often end in gov.
Over the last eight weeks almost 800 million has been paid in regular unemployment benefits. The maximum number of weeks a claim could be established is based on the seasonal adjusted unemployment rate and could vary between 14 and 20 weeks. In times of high unemployment the state may provide additional help.