 Unemployed
Texans Will Not Face Gap in Benefits
Claimants
Should Continue to Request Benefits As Usual
AUSTIN — The deadline for jobless
Texans to file for emergency unemployment benefits has been extended from
February 27 to April 3, 2010, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) announced
today. This new filing deadline allows long-term claimants to continue receiving
unemployment benefits.
Congress approved this deadline
extension before qualified claimants faced a gap in receiving benefits.
Claimants should continue to request unemployment benefit payments on their
scheduled day.
Claimants who are
currently receiving emergency unemployment benefits may find updated information
on their claims at
http://ui.texasworkforce.org,
or by calling UI Tele-Serv at 1-800-558-8321 and pressing option 2. There
is no need to call TWC to qualify for this extension unless claimants receive a
letter telling them to call.
Emergency unemployment benefits
are entirely federally funded, so Texas employers will not be charged for any
claims paid on this extension.
Currently, approximately 385,000
Texans who would have lost their emergency unemployment benefits are
eligible for continuation of emergency benefits without delay.
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