The sSecretary of the Department of Labor, Carlos Rivera Santiago has today urged applicants for atur to complete the online application process under the modality of direct deposit so that the money from the extra weeks of the benefit can be deposited as soon as February 9th or 10th.
Rivera Santiago assured that people who complete the application tonight would receive the money from the extra weeks of unemployment between Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, depending on the banking institution in which they have their account. That’s for the extra 11-week money approved under the pandemic emergency measures.
For the additional $ 300 approved by the federal government, applicants should not do anything extra, as according to the Secretary of Labor, this aid will come out automatically. “The 300 are going to come out automatically, you don’t have to do anything, they come out from February 11. If you come out on Thursday the 11th, you already have to be deposited in your account, “Rivera Santiago explained via a Facebook Live.
The head of Labor detailed that they still have 68,000 claimants receiving unemployment by check. For these people the collection process is slower. Rivera Santiago explained that unemployment by check can take up to 3 weeks. “If the postal information provided by you is incorrect or does not meet the requirements of the postal mail, the chance that this check will be returned is very high […] It may be an additional 3 weeks in which you receive the check, ”said the official, who urged people to opt for the direct deposit system.
He clarified that in the case of unemployment the extensions are already available and that the additional $ 300 would be available as of February 11th.