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Florida unemployment: Extended benefits application available for eligible claimants

Writer: Derrick Shaw
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There is some help from Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Tuesday to assist certain people who have been getting unemployment benefits.

If you’ve used all of your pandemic emergency unemployment compensation (PUEC) benefits, you might qualify for six more weeks of aid.

There are a lot of conditions that will be different for each person’s situation.

The state will notify you if you qualify.

Watch “A Guide for Reemployment Assistance: Extended Benefits” on YouTube or below:

MORE: Guide for Completing Your Extended Benefits Application


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