PA Unemployment Money On The Way

HARRISBURG (WPXI) — Pennsylvania residents collecting unemployment can expect to see an extra $600 per week starting with their next payment. Governor Tom Wolf announced Friday that this extra money, which was included as part of the CARES Act, the federal COVID-19 stimulus bill, will begin being disbursed early next week. A release from the governor’s office included the reminder if you have federal tax taken out of your regular unemployment check that money will also be withheld from these payments. In the same release, it was announced that the state is building a new system for people who are self-employed, contractors or gig workers to file for unemployment assistance. This system is expected to be online within the next two weeks. This is because the relief bill requires these claims and payments be tracked separately from traditional unemployment.