How Much Do I Get?

• Most claimants receive $66 per day
• Generally for 2-week period
  • Unemployment benefits $660
  • Sickness benefits resulting from on-the-job injury $660
  • Other sickness benefits reduced to $609.51 for tier I tax for first 6 months

Notes:

• Up to a total of $8,580 of normal benefits payable in benefit year but no more than base-year earnings, counting earnings up to $1,718 per month in calendar year 2011.
• First 6 months of sickness benefits not resulting from on-the-job injuries credited as tier I compensation but not as service months.
• $660 biweekly sickness payment subject to tier I tax of 7.65%.
  

  Maximum net payment is $609.51
  $660.00
  -$50.49	(7.65%)
  $609.51

• These payments are reported on the BA-6 form as miscellaneous compensation.
• Daily benefit rate increases to $68 in benefit year beginning July 2013.
• Current projections estimate daily benefit rate will increase in increments to $95 by 2022.