Governor Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia, and the Secretary of the Department of work and Human Resources, Carlos J. Rivera Santiago, announced the signing of a new agreement between the Department of work Federal and the island.
This is the new Mixed Unemployment Compensation Program (MEUC) that will be providing additional compensation of $ 100 per week aimed at citizens who are receiving unemployment benefits to be paid, but in turn generated income amounting to at least $ 5,000 in work on their own account during the contributory year 2019. These individuals are those who do not qualify to receive PUA, being eligible for unemployment.
“I reiterate that my government will take advantage of all available and necessary resources for Puerto Rican families to have economic relief within the loss of income that has caused the Covid-19 effect. Part of our agenda is to identify and to give course to all those aids that improve the financial situation of our families and, that as well allow to stimulate the economy in the island “, mentioned Governor Pierluisi in written declarations.
For his part, the Secretary of the Department of the work and Human Resources, Carlos J. Rivera Santiago explained that this program is aimed primarily at those citizens, who have a main job and the employer pays him unemployment insurance, in turn maintained a second job on their own and reported income equivalent to $ 5,000 or more during the 2019 tax year.
“We have identified that about 60,000 people could qualify with the requirements, which would represent an economic impact of about $ 65 million. I thank the Governor for the diligence with which I sign such an important initiative,” he said. the holder of the work.
The requirements and instructions on how to participate in the Program will be published in the coming weeks.
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