Hey guys, it's Ginny Silver.
And today I want to talk to those in the state of California
who are collecting Fed Ed.
Many of you have had questions about your Fed Ed claims in
the comments over the last couple weeks.
Things seem to be a bit foggy for you guys.
If you're currently on a Fed Ed claim in terms of what comes
next, first up, what happens once those of you collecting
Fed Ed reach the end of your up to 20 weeks worth of Fed
Ed benefits.
The Edd, as well as the stimulus bill in the Department of
Labor, have stated that once once you reach the end of your
Fed Ed extension, the Edd States that you may then go on
to collect the remaining weeks of PEUC extension, which lasts
up to claim week ending September fourth.
The Edd has made it very clear recently that they want you
to file a new claim if you reach the end of your benefit
year and you're collecting Fed Ed, some Fed Ed claims will
continue to pay out past the benefit year, but not all.
If you are able to collect and receive payments and certify,
then continue certifying and receiving payments.
However, once you get stuck in pending, know that that is
the reason why the Edd has stated online that it requires
you to file a new claim when you reach the end of your benefit
here. So why do Fed Ed claims have to do this?
While the Department of Labor, which is the federal agency
that dictates to the States exactly how they must implement
the programs that if a claimant is able to be taken off of
a federal level extension and moved back over to state unemployment
benefits that they are required to do so once you reach the
end of your 12 months of having a claim, the Edd must check
and see if you do or do not qualify for a new claim.
So this is the reason why if you call into customer service
and they can tell that you do not qualify for a new claim,
that they will tell you that you will be extended on your
old claim now because Fed Ed pays out for some people past
their benefit year.
I want you guys to anticipate that if you were certifying
on a Fed Ed claim and it is expired that at one certification
or another you're going to be stuck in pending and you will
then need to file a new claim.
If you have not worked at all and you know that you do not
qualify for a new claim, the faster option would be to call
into customer service and have them put in that you do not
qualify life for a new claim and then apply the extension
to you.
You must file for a new year while you are in the middle
of collecting Fed Ed.
If you do qualify for a new claim, then you will be moved
over to that new claim.
If you do not qualify for a new claim, then you will be allowed
to continue to stay on your old claim and finish up all of
your Fed Ed extension.
Now, once you have used up all up to 20 weeks of your Fed
Ed benefits, then you are eligible to move over to a PEUC
extension. That PEUC extension is going to extend you up until
can make ending September fourth.
Now the Edd has a rule which is dictated by the Department
of Labor and the most recent stimulus bill that States that
if your new unemployment claim for a PEUC claim is 25 dollars
less or even smaller than your old claim that you can stay
on your old claim and continue to collect.
Well, Unfortunately, this rule does not apply to individuals
who are collecting Fed Ed.
This has been a big problem for some of my subscribers recently
who have called into customer service filed for a new claim
been placed on that new claim and then we're told that they
were not able to move back to the the old claim because they
were collecting Fed Ed.
Edd has very limited language on this policy published on
their page, and the only information regarding this specific
clause is under the PEUC extension so that 25 dollars rule
does not seem to apply to Fed Ed claims.
Now, in order for Fed Ed to be activated, the state's unemployment
rate must be 6% or higher or Fed Ed can also be activated
when the state's unemployment rate is 5% as long as it is
also at least 120% higher than the average unemployment rate
for the same period in the two previous years.
So how close are we to keeping Fed Ed activated?
Well, currently published on March 26, the Edd has stated
that the California unemployment rate is 8 5% for the month
of February.
That means for those of you that are currently going to be
collecting a PEUC extension up until claim week ending September
fourth.
If you have not yet collected Fed Ed and the state unemployment
rate remains high that you you then could potentially go
onto a Fed Ed claim after September four th if you qualify.
Now I know that you guys are going to ask me this in the
comments many, many times, so I'm going to answer it here
very clearly.
If you have a Fed Ed claim and you reach the end of your
benefit year, do you have to file a new claim?
The Edd says Yes.
The Department of Labor says Yes.
What if your Fed Ed claim is still paying you out?
Still paying you out, then keep certifying and keep getting
paid. But the second you see yourself get stuck in pending
know that it is because you must file a new claim.
Okay, you guys, I hope that was helpful.
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