California Unemployment Benefits
Oct 04 2022
Been looking at the CA Unemployment benefits.
Max is $450 per week and playing around with the rate calculator you need to have made at least $12k in a quarter of the covered period, which seems to be 6 to 2 quarters previous to when you file a claim (for example it's asking for Apr-Jun 2021 for quarter 1 to Jan-Mar 2022 for quarter 4). So if I don't file for a year I can still get full benefits, though I guess maybe it goes to 0 after six months.
Reason I'm calculating is one of the conditions is actively looking for employment. Although looking at the questionnaire for "Did you look for work?" you don't have to be doing much each week. Note that you also need to be in CalJOBS database so it could be a company can contact you about a job and if you refuse you may become ineligible if you refused a job in your work area.
Second reason is not really wanting state handouts, especially since I do have savings that will last at least 6 months, closer to 9. And yet unemployment benefits could let me stretch that out another few months. Depends if I think I can get a job quickly or if the economy tanks and I can't get a job quickly.
Max is $450 per week and playing around with the rate calculator you need to have made at least $12k in a quarter of the covered period, which seems to be 6 to 2 quarters previous to when you file a claim (for example it's asking for Apr-Jun 2021 for quarter 1 to Jan-Mar 2022 for quarter 4). So if I don't file for a year I can still get full benefits, though I guess maybe it goes to 0 after six months.
Reason I'm calculating is one of the conditions is actively looking for employment. Although looking at the questionnaire for "Did you look for work?" you don't have to be doing much each week. Note that you also need to be in CalJOBS database so it could be a company can contact you about a job and if you refuse you may become ineligible if you refused a job in your work area.
Second reason is not really wanting state handouts, especially since I do have savings that will last at least 6 months, closer to 9. And yet unemployment benefits could let me stretch that out another few months. Depends if I think I can get a job quickly or if the economy tanks and I can't get a job quickly.