Accessing Unemployment Benefits
Income replacement for workers who lost their job through no fault of their own

Did you stop filing for benefits because you found work? Did you recently lose work again? You may be eligible for a new unemployment compensation claim.

Navigating the New UC System
Answers to your questions about the new online UC system
Federal Unemployment Benefits Expired on September 4th, 2021
PEUC, PUA, and the extra $300 a week (FPUC) ended on September 4th.


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See if you qualify for free legal representation for your unemployment hearing
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to the most common questions about regular unemployment compensation and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
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1 day ago 2 days ago 2 days ago 3 days ago 3 days ago Do you have a non-fraud or non-fault overpayment?
Have you been getting billing notices or payment coupons from unemployment?
You can ignore these notices. If you have a non-fraud or non-fault overpayment, you are not required to pay the overpayment back. The only way the government can take this money back is by taking up to 1/3 of any unemployment benefits you receive in the future.
You can also apply for an overpayment waiver for any non-fraud PEUC, FPUC, and PUA overpayments that you have. The PA Department of Labor and Industry is also working on applying blanket waivers to non-fraud PEUC, FPUC, and PUA overpayments in certain situations.
To learn more about overpayments, visit UCHelp.org/overpayment
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If you disagree with the amount, you can dispute the liability. If you agree with the amount owed, you can get into a collection alternative with the IRS. Philadelphia Legal Assistance’s Taxpayer Support Clinic can assist you in getting into a collection alternative to deal with your IRS debt.
There are three main collection alternatives: an installment agreement (usually over the course of 72 months), an offer in compromise (where you settle your tax debt for a percentage of what you owe based on your expenses, assets, and income), and "Currently Not Collectible," a temporary hardship status, where you establish that, because your monthly expenses are equal to or greater than your monthly income, you are unable to afford to pay anything.
The IRS has to send you several collection notices before they can take collection action against you. They must, before initiating collection, send you a notice informing you of your rights to a "collection due process hearing," and you must respond to that notice requesting a hearing or getting into a collection alternative within 30 days of the notice in order to avoid collection.
You can also always make voluntary payments to the IRS; for more information on how to pay your taxes, go to irs.gov/payments. If you need our help in getting into a collection alternative because you are getting IRS collection notices, please call our intake at tel:2159813800, Monday-Thursday from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm.
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