Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC)

Definition: Extended unemployment benefits, including Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC), which provide additional weeks of unemployment benefits, are available to workers who have exhausted regular state unemployment insurance benefits during periods of high unemployment.

For example, depending on the unemployment rate and the extended benefit programs in place, New York State workers are eligible for 26 weeks of state unemployment, and may also be eligible for 53 weeks of Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) emergency benefits, and 20 weeks of Extended Benefits (EB) extended benefits.

Extended Unemployment Benefit Tiers
The extended benefits you are eligible for depend on the state you live in and the date you became unemployed.

Here's an overview of the tiers of extended unemployment benefits that are available and and the maximum number of weeks of unemployment that are available for unemployed workers.

• Unemployment Tiers
• Extended Benefits

Collecting Extended Unemployment Benefits

All extended unemployment benefits are paid through the state unemployment system. So, check with your State Unemployment Office for information on what benefits you are eligible for and how and when you will receive payments.

Also Known As: EUC, extended unemployment benefits