Are COVID-19 federal unemployment benefits still available?

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COVID pandemic federal unemployment benefits

All federal unemployment benefits programs created for the COVID-19 pandemic have ended. This includes Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC). Extended Benefits have also ended.

Some people, such as filers with pandemic unemployment claims in the appeals process, may still be eligible for payments for weeks before September 4, 2021.

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