End of Federal Pandemic Benefits
Per the American Rescue Plan Act, federal pandemic benefit programs including Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), and Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) will expire on Monday, September 6, 2021.
The duration of these federal benefit programs was determined by Congress, and Delaware does not have the power to extend them.
The final week that benefits will be paid for these federal programs in Delaware is the week ending Saturday, September 4, 2021. If you are currently receiving PUA, PEUC, FPUC or MEUC benefits, those benefits will end on that date. Claims already filed and are currently pending adjudication will continue to be reviewed. If determined eligible they will be paid accordingly.
The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) requires DDOL to continue to accept new PUA applications for 30 days after the program expires. We will backdate these new claims to the first eligible week during the Pandemic Assistance Period in accordance with all eligibility requirements. Payments on PUA claims filed during this 30 day period will be held until the claim is manually reviewed to confirm eligibility.
Now the truth comes out! Hogan had no moral or legal right to confiscate unpaid benefits to Delaware residents when HE decided that MD was no longer in a panic mode. It was great while it lasts.