Federal unemployment benefits to end, impacting 29,000 South Carolinians
November 28, 2012
SOUTH CAROLINA – November 28, 2012 – Federal unemployment benefits will end next month for individuals nationwide as the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program expires.
The SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) estimates thischange will affect approximately 29,000 South Carolinians and remove anestimated $6.2 million from the state’s economy each week.
Regardless of where a claimant falls on the four-tier EUC system, allpayments will cease at the program’s end. After Dec. 29, 2012, SouthCarolinians filing for Unemployment Insurance compensation will only beeligible for up to 20 weeks of state benefits.
Affected claimants are encouraged to take advantage of free resources in local SC Works centers and online at jobs.sc.works.org.
EUC is a temporary federal program created in 2008 to assist individuals who have exhausted regular state benefits. The program was extendedseveral times, but the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of2012 set December 2012 as EUC’s end date.
DEW continues to work closely with the U.S. Department of Labor to fully analyze every aspect of how the EUC program’s end will impact ourstate. The agency is committed to keeping claimants informed of alldevelopments regarding the situation. For updates, visit www.dew.sc.gov, follow @scdewinfo on Twitter or send questions to [email protected] .
