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A notice of financial determination will be mailed to you.Each quarter of your base year, this determination shows the amount of wages paid by your employers.The financial eligibility for UC benefits is determined by your highest quarterly wages, total base-year wages and credit weeks during the base year.If you are eligible, this determination will establish your weekly benefit rate, partial benefit credit, maximum benefit entitlement and allowance for dependents.The reason for your ineligibility is determined by the determination.
To be sure that the information is correct, you should read this financial determination carefully.Make sure the base-year wages are reported correctly.Call the UC service center if you have questions about the determination or if there are any missing employers or wages.
You have to file an appeal if you disagree with the determination.If you wish to file an appeal, you must do so before the date in the "Right to Appeal" section listed on the bottom of the Notice of Financial Determination.
The Sunday that begins the week in which you apply for benefits is the Application for Benefits (AB) date.The start of your benefit year and base year are determined by the AB date.
The benefit year is a period of 52 weeks.For weeks of unemployment occurring within your benefit year, you can file claims for waiting week credit and UC benefits.
The base year is the first four of the last five completed quarters.The amount of money you were paid by all employers during the base year determines whether or not you qualify for benefits.
If the effective date of your application is in the months of July, August or September of 2014, your base year begins in April, and ends in March.
The credit week requirement is what makes you eligible to receive UC benefits.No matter when paid, a credit week is any calendar week within the base year in which an individual earned $116 or more.You may only have one credit week per week.
The maximum benefit amount is dependent on the number of credit weeks in the base year.If you have at least 18 credit weeks, your maximum benefit amount is the number of weeks divided by your weekly benefit rate.Your maximum benefit amount may not be more than 26 times your weekly benefit rate.If you have less than 18 credit weeks in the base year, you are not eligible for benefits.
If you don't meet wage and credit week requirements due to a work related injury, you can request a redetermination using an alternate base year.The four completed calendar quarters precede the date of the work-related injury.The work-related injury must be compensable for the alternate base year rules to apply.If you receive a Notice of Financial Determination indicating that you are ineligible for benefits and you want a calculation using the alternate base year rules, you must file a timely appeal and request a redetermination from the UC service center.