“While the program names and benefit amounts are the same, the technicality of implementing these programs is extremely complex, and the federal government did not pass legislation until after the CARES Act programs expired. “After implementing the FPUC payments and PUA extension program immediately after receiving guidance from USDOL, we are pleased to activate PEUC.” said DEW Executive Director Dan Ellzey. Claimants receiving benefits as part of this extension will also receive the additional $300 FPUC payment for eligible weeks under that program. Eligible claimants, who have exhausted their PEUC weeks under the CARES Act, will be able to receive an additional 11 weeks of benefits. – The Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) extension program, made available through the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act, has been implemented and is now active. Department of Employment and Workforce Begins Paying PEUC Extension ProgramĬolumbia, S.C. Benefit Programs Continue to Successfully Roll Out for South Carolinians