The Secretary of Labor, Carlos Rivera Santiago, reported on Thursday that “in the specific case of claimants who qualify to make their extension of benefits for a total of 13 additional weeks total about 72,962 cases, while another 29,439 do not certify the its weeks to receive a retroactive $ 300 per week that would total $ 900.
He urged them to handle claims on or before the deadlines (December 26 by PEUC and December 27 by LWA).
“We have been notifying all these claimants that they are eligible for these programs through our social media, via email and texting them on several occasions. We are complying with the regulations and processes established by the Federal Government to provide of these compensations but the claimants must do their part, “Rivera Santiago added in written communication.
In the case of the benefit extension, the claimant can complete the procedure completely online, in the “Subsequent Weeks Claim” section, then select “PEUC” and answer the questions regarding the benefit. Meanwhile, in the case of “LWA” certifications the claimant only has to enter their social security number and PIN number and, dial “certify. Both processes can be found in the online services section of our website “.
“Both processes are extremely simple and accessible to the public, they are processes that do not require the assistance of any of our technicians,” said the head of the DTRH.
On the other hand, the secretary detailed that the individuals the cases of unemployment present controversial points, or confront some type of problem in the system and have not been able to realize the certification of LWA, when not to have claimed the corresponding weeks to the month of August and early September, they will be able to complete the “Certification for eligibility under the” Lost Wages Assistance “Program.” This certification is also available on our website, the claimant must complete it and send it through the “uploader” explained the head of the Agency.