05/18/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/18/2026 13:04
Funding to Support Ongoing Administration of Certain Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Programs for the Period of January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027
This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) announces the availability of funding to pay for the ongoing costs of administering the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC), and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) programs. While these temporary programs have expired, State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) continue to perform work to combat fraud and activities such as reconciling accounts and reports, establishing and recovering overpayments, retaining all applicable data, and processing any workload backlogs.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
HENRY MACK, ED.D.
Assistant Secretary
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