Claim length
Your unemployment claim is valid for one year during which time you can receive up to twenty-six (26) weeks in unemployment benefits.
If you receive any unemployment benefits during the course of the benefit year, and that benefit year has expired or is about to expire, you must file a new claim to determine if you are eligible for a second benefit year. To qualify for a second benefit year, you must satisfy the following requirements:
- There are sufficient wage credits in your new base period to establish a new weekly benefit rate;
- You returned to work and earned at least $300 or five times the weekly benefit rate calculated for your second benefit year (whichever is greater);
- You earned those wages from an employer covered by federal or Connecticut Unemployment Insurance law; and
- You are otherwise eligible.