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• sunset
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• 2021/02/27 (Sat) 19:40
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[Congress News]

We share an article that summarizes just the key points about what is being discussed in Congress right now.
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https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/biden-gop-meet-on-new-stimulus-bill-1k-checks-and-everything-else-in-600b-proposal/

I recommend checking the media for congressional news as it will most likely be decided by the end of March.

Perhaps many of you are most concerned about the Benefit Year End deadline rule, and we pray that it will be for the better.

• Pools
• 2021/03/01 (Mon) 17:25
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Thank you all for your posts on this topic.
I thought my PEUC11 application finally went through, but a few things are not clear to me, so if anyone can help me out, I would appreciate it.

Status to date ：
PEUC13 ended on 12/12/2020 and the balance screen shows The maximum benefits on your claim have been exhausted.

First round group of PEUC11, no change in balance until 2/19/2021.

2/20/2021 （ Saturday ） Around 10am, referring to a post on this topic, I clicked "Click here to apply for Extended I pressed the "Click here to apply for Extended Benefits." link on the first screen after logging in to the UI to see what would happen, and when the button to choose between EB20 or PEUC11 appeared, I pressed the one that said I would choose PEUC11. （ I don't remember what the screen looked like after that, but I logged out ） without doing anything in particular. Shortly thereafter at 10:24am I received a receipt email titled "Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC11) Program Confirmation Email" stating that I had selected PEUC11. （ In fact, I should have been PEUC11 without doing anything ？ I'm glad I tried this after reading your comments, because if I had not done this, I still would not have gone through the PEUC11 process. ）

2/24/2021 （ Wednesday ） I emailed UI with the question of what to do after that since the UI deadline is 2/28/2021. （ No reply from rep at this time ）

2/26/2021 （ Friday ） I was able to check the balance in the morning and quickly claimed it for 1/2 through 2/20.

As mentioned above, PEUC11 was processed for now.
However, since my UI is due 2/28/2021, I could only claim for 8 weeks, and I did not know what to do after that, so I kept calling the help desk for 5 days and finally on this day （ 2/26 ） I was connected in the afternoon and was able to speak to a representative. The person on hold checked with others and told me that my UI deadline could not be extended, so I should claim on 2/28 (Sunday ）) for 2/27 （ Saturday ） and then file a new Initial Claim on or after 3/1. I was told that I should file a new application from Initial Claim on or after March 1. I asked （ if there was any other way to file a new application ） such as automatically extending the UI deadline or Reactivate a Claim, but I was told that there was no other way but to file a new application.

The first question is about another topic "complete dismissal from furlough" ＃ 3 "In case of PEUC 11 weeks extension, even if the Benefit Year End deadline is reached while receiving PEUC, is the Benefit Year End deadline extended until the PEUC receipt period ends? The same WBA can be maintained with the extension until the end of the PEUC period. This is probably the same for the 13 weeks of PEUC. However, we have officially announced that we may accept a second application without extending the Benefit Year End deadline." I have not talked to the help desk person about this because I missed it, but I thought that the deadline would be automatically renewed in my case too, but I wonder if some people are and some people are not. I was wondering if some people are automatically renewed and some are not. If I know that it is automatically renewed, I am worried that there might be some problems with my new application.

Another concern is the balance screen, which on 2/26 shows "Your benefit year ends 02/23/2021. As of 02/26/2021 you have been paid $ xx and have a balance of $ xx available." and I'm sure I have a scrubbed copy. However, when I was looking at the balance screen over the weekend, I thought I saw "Your claim is inactive". I am not sure because I did not even take a screenshot. Currently this screen says "This claim has expired as of 02/28/2021. If I'm not mistaken, I'm not sure if the Reactivate a Claim application had to be done over the weekend as per topic ＃ 463.

I am confused, trouble if I enter it badly, if I don't enter it I can't proceed.
I know this is a long story, but I called the help desk and was not able to get through for days, and the community here has been very helpful in answering questions about pending cases, system glitches, etc. Thank you very much.

• mahaloちゃん
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• 2021/03/01 (Mon) 17:43
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Mr. POOL
If your year end date expires, please call the call center
before it expires
and we will extend the year end date in the manual. If your year end date expires, please call the call center before the year end date expires because the manual will extend the year end date. I think she also said that you don't have to make an initial claim, is that wrong?
I am also concerned about this since my year end date expires on 3/14. I would appreciate an update.

• sunset
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• 2021/03/01 (Mon) 20:01
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Pools, Mahalo,
To all PEUC 11-week extensions coming up for the Benefit Year End deadline,

All we know at this point is what the UI Director said in #464 of this topic.

Also, as my personal advice, assuming that the situation will be the same as the past PEUC 13-week extension where the call center staff recklessly advised to "immediately submit a second Initial Application" without carefully examining the application, I would like to 465 to alert you to the situation.

I am sorry about the numerous questions from Pools as there are no past cases, but at this time I am unable to give you accurate advice. If we learn anything, we will share it in this topic.

The steps we can take now （ Suggestions ）
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To the call center, please take the advice from the call center staff to submit a "second Initial Application". Instead, ask to be connected to an Examiner and tell them that "the UI Director made a statement in the Honolulu Star Adviser on February 19". Then ask them to look into your account.

If the Examiner still asks you to submit a second Initial Application, you may have no choice but to comply because you are not eligible for the Benefit Year End deadline extension but for the second Initial Application. You may have no choice but to comply with the request. As an unemployment insurance veteran, the Examiner should have a good grasp of what the UI Director said in the interview video and the PEUC rules.

In the past PEUC 13 week extension, the UI Director's comments in the interview video were not shared with many call center staff. So please be wary of advice from call center staff.

Dear Pools
"Currently this screen says "This claim has expired as of 02/28/2021. If I am not mistaken, did I have to Reactivate a Claim application all weekend as per topic ＃ 463."
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#463 is only about the weekly filing just after the PEUC 11 week extension to MD （ ） with the new balance added, so the situation is different from this time. It is not certain if it is necessary to file Reactivate a Claim in this case, as there is no past case.

In the past PEUC 13-week extensions, there were two types of people: those who received an automatic extension of the Benefit Year End deadline and those who did not. Both were due to the old UI system.

Since the UI office is always slow in its efforts, it is not impossible that the second Initial Application may be cancelled and the Benefit Year End deadline extended. Since Hawaii has not reopened in earnest yet, the second Initial Application rule would cause the WBA to drop dramatically, and many people in the tourism and hotel industry who want to look for work but can't find it would be in trouble. I personally think that they will not make it a rule.

• Pools
• 2021/03/02 (Tue) 01:25
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Thank you mahalochan and sunset for your advice ！

I should have told them about Ann's comment about UI when I was connected to the call center. When the call center told me to do an InitialClaim, I don't remember for sure if they referred to the person who took my confirmation while I was on hold as "Leader" or another title, but they did not say "Examiner". I was quite insistent that there be some way to automatically extend the benefit year end deadline, but the leader (supervisor ？) who confirmed it said that in your case you would have to file a new InitialClaim. I wonder if there is someone else in the call center who can confirm this with examiner level knowledge and accuracy. Or do they sometimes call the examiner by a different title?

As for the "Your claim is inactive" message, it may have been displayed on 2/28 when you made a claim for 2/27. In the meantime, I have already entered claims for all 9 weeks prior to the benefit year end date (2/28), so I will not reactivate a claim for now.

I will continue to call the call center, but as sunset said, I will not make an initial claim and wait and see.