$600 Federal Unemployment Insurance Benefits Begin

This past week, $276 million was distributed over the three-day period.

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(Indianapolis, Ind.) – Many Hoosiers who are receiving regular unemployment insurance benefits are starting to see additional $600 weekly payments from the Federal Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program.

While many began to see these additional funds in their unemployment insurance accounts on Friday, the vast majority will see the payments this week.

To continue to receive benefits, vouchers must be filed each week. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) recommends filing vouchers on Tuesdays or after throughout the week to reduce the high stress of the historic traffic on the Uplink online system.

This additional $600 CARES Act FPCU benefits are payable through any week of unemployment until July 31. The Department of Workforce Development will backpay these funds starting March 29. This benefit is taxable and is subject to child support withholding.

“We are pleased that we were able to start getting these payments to out-of-work Hoosiers ahead of our goal of April 20,” DWD Commissioner Fred Payne said. “This federal assistance will further help those individuals who are not working due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”

This past week, $276 million was distributed over the three-day period. To put this in perspective, in all of 2019 a total $230 million was paid out through the Indiana unemployment insurance assistance program.

For up to date information on the new unemployment insurance programs, visit https://www.unemployment.in.gov/

If you are interested in filing for these additional claims, DWD has provided claimants with simple how-to videos to assist the user experiences.