Federal $600 Unemployment Payments Ending July 25

State Unemployment Benefits to Continue

TWC Reminds Public that Funding Expires Due to Congressional Timeline

Based on TWC’s contract with the U.S. Department of Labor, FPUC is available for the week ending April 04, 2020, through the week ending July 25, 2020. FPUC was authorized by federal law in the CARES Act. While TWC is responsible for overseeing these payments, only the U.S. Congress can extend or make changes to FPUC. Federal law sets the expiration date, and TWC cannot appeal, waive, or modified.

The last payable week for FPUC is the week ending July 25 and not July 31 because, by law, TWC can not pay partial week benefits. A full benefit week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. July 31 is a Friday, and as a result, the last payable week for July is the week ending July 25 because it’s a Saturday. Requests for payments are every two weeks.

If you are eligible for benefits and request payment for the weeks of July 18 and July 25, you will receive the additional $600 for both weeks.

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If you are eligible for benefits and request payment for the weeks of July 25 and August 1, you will receive the additional $600 for July 25 week only.

For people that were eligible to receive FPUC for all 17 weeks, the amount of benefits paid adds up to approximately $10,200. While the state has triggered additional benefits, including an additional 13 weeks of benefits through State Extended Benefits (E.B.) and a further seven weeks of benefits through the High Unemployment Period (HUP), a person on regular unemployment benefits could potentially receive up to 59 weeks of benefits. The average weekly benefit payments for consistent unemployment is $349 per week. If you add up the benefit payments for 59 weeks, that total is approximately $20,591.

Unemployment benefits are not intended to replace work but designed to help Texans during transition and need. TWC will continue to look for opportunities to help Texans. For more information on unemployment insurance services, please visit twc.texas.gov.