Pua unemployment georgia status phone number. Pua provides a benefit ranging from 117 to 240 per week for up to 39 weeks. State of georgia government websites and email systems use georgiagov or gagov at the end of the address. This includes individuals who are self employed gig workers 1099 independent contractors employees of churches employees of non profits or those with limited work history who do not qualify for state unemployment benefits.
If your job has been impacted by covid 19 and you. Individuals may now visit the my ui portal to view claim and payment status. The pua program will provide unemployment benefits to those not ordinarily eligible for them.
I understand if i do not complete this affidavit no unemployment benefits can be paid. Individuals receiving pua benefits will also receive an additional 600 weekly in federal pandemic unemployment compensation benefits between the weeks of march 29 2020 and july 25 2020. If you filed an unemployment claim or an employer filed a claim on your behalf and you have received notice that it has been processed by the georgia department of labor you may now reset your unemployment insurance ui personal identification number pin.
Take the eligibility quiz to see if you may qualify. Check my ui claim status. Applicant status affidavit acknowledgement i have read the above information and i understand if i am 18 years of age or older georgia law requires that i complete an applicant status affidavit.
To use this application you need your social security number date of birth mailing zip code and for individual filed claims either. Self employed people and others who are not eligible for regular unemployment benefitsand who are out of work due to covid 19can now get pua a new unemployment benefits program ends december 26 2020. Pandemic unemployment assistance pua.
Pandemic unemployment assistance or pua is the program that provides unemployment benefits to individuals who are self employed gig workers 1099 independent contractors employees of churches employees of non profits or those with limited work history who do not qualify for state unemployment benefits. Pandemic unemployment assistance pua is a federal program that was included in the coronavirus aid relief and economic security cares act. Note pua benefits have been extended in some states by 7 weeks in several states like new york and georgia as part of extensions to state level enhanced benefit programs.