Unemployed will receive their last check on September 4

SAN JUAN – The secretary of the Department of Labor and Human Resources (DTRH), Carlos J. Rivera Santiago, announced today, Wednesday, that September 4 will be the last week that workers displaced by Covid-19 will be paid after the termination of benefits from temporary programs such as PUA and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation.

“Today, around 130,000 Unemployment and PUA claimants were notified, via email, about the imminent end of aid to workers affected by the pandemic. Throughout these 18 months, we have disbursed a total of $ 9,594,455,447.13 in federal and state funds to assist those who lost their jobs due to the pandemic, either because they worked with an employer or were self-employed. At the end of this cycle of aid, we will focus on continuing to provide alternatives so that those without employment can rejoin the workforce as soon as possible and contribute their knowledge, skills and experience from where they can be useful to Puerto Rico, ”said Rivera Santiago.

After the week of September 4, only people who meet the requirements of the Unemployment Insurance Program will receive unemployment benefits.