Work announcement that the extension of the benefits of the PUA is available

The Department of Labor and Human Resources (DTRH) confirms – juve that the extension of Pandemic Example Assistance Program (PUA, by its seal in English) is available, for those who receive this benefit may continue to make their claims and receive the $ 300 additional compensation for 11 weeks.

According to the secretary of the agency, Carlos Rivera Santiago, the citizens can access from today to the PUA Cyber ​​Platform and make their complaints. These are realized from the first week of March until March.

“Surely this would be an economic step forward for all workers, given that this benefit will culminate in the next months following the federal governing body. The first week of additional benefits that Podrían advertises is the 2nd of January of 2021 and the last week of the extension of this compensation will be the 13th of March of 2021. In the event that the claimant has no available benefits, the claimant may continue claiming until the week ending April 10, 2021 ”, the official announced in a press release.

It was added that a group of beneficiaries who had carried out the trauma and the debts were registered at the direct deposit, will be reflected in their bank accounts as soon as they reach the current $ 10 million mark.

Mientras, the agency working with the contractor to load the system that handles the claims of the Compensation by the Seguro by Desempleo for the programming of the new economic package is available.

“We are working on updating the system, we will immediately carry out the announcement so that the Demespleo’s complainants benefit from their compensation in the same way as the PUA’s complainants”, assured.

The $ 300 additional for the beneficiaries of the PUA is part of an economic stimulus project approved by the United States Congress on the COVID-19 pandemic.

The media also includes checks for $ 600 for the mayor of the city of Iceland who will be running a federal government governing body for the Department of Hacienda’s distribution plan.