Secretary of the Department of Labor and Human Resources (DTRH), Carlos J. Rivera Santiago, today announced the disbursement of $ 94,077,082 by millionaire for the retroactive payment of the $ 300 received for unemployment insurance and another $ 371,369,598 paid to claimants receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) following the extension of benefits under the federal “Continuing Assistance to Unemployed Workers Act of 2020” statute.
“The Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro R. Pierluisi and this server are working together and in harmony to do justice to those who receive the unemployment check. Therefore, I am pleased to announce that all unemployment insurance companies will receive this additional $ 300 weekly allowance. You don’t need to go through any procedure to receive it as it will be automatic, ”explains Rivera Santiago.
The disbursement of this program, known as Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), began the week of January 2, 2021 and will end the week of March 13, 2021. Claimants benefiting from Instant Deposit will see their compensation next Saturday, while control method will receive it in subsequent days.
If the applicant receives unemployment benefits during this time, he can receive the additional $ 300 per week. You can also receive retroactive payments from FPUC, if you qualify, ”assured the DTRH holder.
On the other hand, the Secretary of Labor reported that the amount paid out by FPUC to the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) plaintiffs is $ 277,292,516.09. “PUA claimants, who have a much more modern platform than unemployment, have been receiving compensation since the second week of January, for that reason the amount paid out is higher than that of unemployment claimants,” he concluded.
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