Tennessee residents receiving unemployment money about to see benefits reduced

Mar 11, 2013 at 05:00 am by bryan


The state Labor and Workforce Development Department said more than 30,000 Tennesseans receiving federal unemployment benefits will see their payments reduced because of automatic federal budget cuts that took effect this month.

The department said in a news release that people will start being notified by mail detailing the reduction in their benefits no later than March 22. The cuts affected many federal programs, including the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program. The department said all EUC payments on or after March 31 would be reduced by 10.7 percent through the end of the fiscal year in September. The state’s unemployment compensation system would not be reduced.
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Source
State of Tennessee
 
Exact information released by the state:

The Budget Control Act of 2011, generally known as “sequestration,” requires budget cuts to many federal programs including the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program.  All payments of EUC on or after March 31, 2013, will be reduced by 10.7 percent through September 2013.  

The weekly benefits of approximately 30,000 Tennessee claimants currently receiving EUC or transitioning into EUC from Tennessee Unemployment Compensation program will be affected. The state’s unemployment compensation system, generally the first 26 weeks (maximum) of available unemployment benefits, will not be reduced.

Claimants will be notified by mail detailing their reduced benefit amount no later than 3-22-13.

All affected claimants must continue their regular weekly certification as well as satisfy their weekly work search requirement.

 

 

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