All unemployment insurance compensation programs created by the CARES Act will expire Dec. 26 without further Congressional action.
In Indiana, the two programs that will be affected are Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
PUA provided benefits to those who would not normally qualify for regular unemployment compensation, including the self-employed, gig workers, and part-time workers. PUA also provided benefits to people who exhausted all other unemployment programs but remain unemployed due to a pandemic-related reason.
PEUC provided for an additional 13-week extension to regular unemployment compensation recipients.
Claims can end prior to the Dec. 26 expiration if recipients receive the maximum number of weeks, or exhaust benefits by running out of money on the claim.
When the federal programs expire, all payments for weeks after Dec. 26 on those claim types will stop, regardless if the claim has a remaining benefit amount, the state said.
