Unemployment Benefits Chart
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Fred ParcherFederal Unemployment Benefits
Available During COVID-19 Pandemic
Several federal programs have expanded EDD’s ability to provide unemployment insurance to out-of-work Californians.
These federal benefits are available for specific weeks of unemployment. As long as a claimant’s weeks of
unemployment fall within the period in which federal benefits are available – and the claimant meets eligibility
requirements – they will be paid benefits for those weeks, even if the processing of benefits occurs at a later date.
Benefit Program Other Federal and CARES Act Continued American Rescue TOTAL
State Legislation Assistance Act Plan Act
Regular state Up to 26 weeks Up to 26 weeks
Unemployment of benefits in a of benefits
Insurance (UI) 12-month benefit
year.
Pandemic Emergency Up to 13 weeks of Added 11 weeks of Added 29 weeks of Up to 53 weeks
Unemployment benefits for weeks benefits for weeks benefits for weeks of benefits
Compensation (PEUC) of unemployment of unemployment of unemployment
extension between March 29 between December between March 14 and
and December 26, 27, 2020 and September 4, 2021.
2020. March 13, 2021.
Federal-State Up to 20 weeks of Up to 20 weeks
Extended Duration benefits for weeks of benefits
(FED-ED) extension of unemployment (At this time,
(for people who used beginning May 10, there is no end
all their unemployment 2020. date for the
benefits during a period extended benefit
of high unemployment) period)
Pandemic Up to 46 weeks of Added 11 weeks of Added 29 weeks of Up to 86 weeks
Unemployment benefits for weeks benefits for weeks benefits for weeks of benefits
Assistance (PUA) of unemployment of unemployment of unemployment
(For small business between February 2 between December between March 14 and
owners, self-employed, and December 26, 27, 2020 and September 4, 2021.
independent contractors 2020. March 13, 2021.
and others who don’t
qualify for regular UI and
meet pandemic eligibility
requirements.)
Federal Pandemic $600 stimulus $300 stimulus $300 stimulus payment
Unemployment payment added payment added added to weekly
Compensation to weekly benefits to weekly benefits benefits for weeks
(FPUC) (known as for weeks of for weeks of of unemployment
Pandemic Additional unemployment unemployment between March 14 and
Compensation between April 4 and between December September 4, 2021.
in California) July 31, 2020. 27, 2020 and March
13, 2021.
Lost Wages $300 stimulus
Assistance Payments payment added
to weekly benefits
for weeks of
unemployment
between July 26 and
September 5, 2020,
when authorized by
December 27, 2020
