Yet the number receiving benefits has plunged 30 percent. Government unemployment benefits weren't designed to sustain people for long stretches without work. They usually don't have to. In the recoveries from the previous three recessions, the longest average duration of unemployment was 21 weeks, in July 1983.
http://www.businessinsider.com/a-shocking-52-of-unemployed-americans-have-exhausted-their-unemployment-benefits-2011-11
During periods of high unemployment in a state, Extended Benefits (EB) may. become available to workers who have exhausted their regular state unemployment. insurance (UI) benefits as well as all other state and federal UI benefits. Benefits payable through EB.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/uia/Extended_Benefits_in_Michigan_Fact_Sheet_122_267185_7.pdf
Someone who loses a job typically receives unemployment benefits from the state for 26 weeks. During the recession, however, the number of people who remained out of work swelled, and Congress voted in 2008 to provide additional aid that made checks available for as long as 99 weeks in the hardest-hit states.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/what-do-the-jobless-do-when-the-benefits-end/2014/02/11/e135d74a-8eb7-11e3-b227-12a45d109e03_story.html
The IUR is not the same as the total unemployment. rate (TUR), which reports the total number of unemployed workers in the state’s. work force. The IUR is a 13-week moving average of UI weeks of benefits claimed. divided by the number of people covered for UI. In order for EB to begin to be paid. in a state, the state’s IUR must be at least 5.0%, and the current IUR must be 20%. higher than the average rate for the same period in both of the last two years.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/uia/Extended_Benefits_in_Michigan_Fact_Sheet_122_267185_7.pdf
A Shocking 52% Of Unemployed Americans Have Exhausted Their Benefits. WASHINGTON (AP) — The jobs crisis has left so many people out of work for so long that most of America's unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits. Early last year, 75 percent were receiving checks. The figure is now 48 percent — a shift that points to a growing crisis of long-term unemployment.
http://www.businessinsider.com/a-shocking-52-of-unemployed-americans-have-exhausted-their-unemployment-benefits-2011-11
Unemployment extension. Unemployment extension occurs when regular unemployment benefits are exhausted and extended for additional weeks. Unemployment extensions are created by passing new legislation at the federal level, often referred to as an unemployment extension bill..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment_extension
EUC Tier 1 Provides up to 20 weeks of benefits (was 13 weeks before Nov 22, 2008) Starting Sep 2, 2012, reduced to 14 weeks of benefits. Eligible to claimants who exhaust regular UI benefits. No state unemployment rate requirements – available in every state.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment_extension
The EUC Program has been extended and modified since its enactment on June 30, 2008. The most recent extension to the EUC Program became effective January 06, 2013, extending the program through December 28, 2013. Benefits under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program are payable to individuals who: 1  have exhausted all weeks payable under the Regular Unemployment Insurance Compensation Program and. 2  continue to meet all applicable eligibility requirements.
http://www.ides.illinois.gov/Lists/News%20and%20Announcements/DispForm.aspx?ID=123
Still, those varied sources of cash typically are not substantial, the GAO said: Four in 10 people who had exhausted unemployment benefits in 2012 earned less than twice the federal poverty level — or less than $22,340 a year.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/what-do-the-jobless-do-when-the-benefits-end/2014/02/11/e135d74a-8eb7-11e3-b227-12a45d109e03_story.html
According to a 2012 report by the Government Accountability Office, Social Security is the government program people turn to most often after exhausting unemployment benefits. But the share who do so is relatively small, just 18 percent.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/what-do-the-jobless-do-when-the-benefits-end/2014/02/11/e135d74a-8eb7-11e3-b227-12a45d109e03_story.html
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