Stimulus plan for unemployed Texans
The Texas Workforce Commission said Monday that the agency has distributed more than $100 million worth of additional unemployment benefits via stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which went into effect in February.
The stimulus plan furnished an additional $25 per week to qualified job seekers as they work to find permanent employment. Eligible Texans began receiving the benefit increase in mid-March. The increase is effective for all initial claims filed through Dec. 26, 2009.
Since the increase is federally funded, Texas employers are not contributing to the additional $25 per week in benefits. The Texas Workforce Commission administers unemployment benefits to workers who become unemployed through no fault of their own and are actively seeking work.
Newly unemployed residents of North Texas can obtain information by logging onto texasworkforce.org or by calling (972) 234-5391.
