Think you can’t get unemployment benefits?. Now you can! The pandemic unemployment assistance program or PUA has now started. During 2020, PUA will provide benefits to people who usually do not qualify for unemployment benefits.
People Elegible For PUA Benefits Include:
- Gig workers, like Uber drivers
- Independent contractors
- Self-employed people
- People who lost jobs with religious organizations
- And workers without enough work history to qualify for unemployment compensation
Anyone who does not qualify for unemployment compensation (UC) should apply for PUA if they have lost their job, lost business, had their hours reduced, or have been unable to work because of the pandemic.