[Virginia] Anyone else receive this for PUA today 9/26/20?

[fxfdriver]

@resjudicata Yes to consider an increase, if you don’t need an increase you don’t need to do it

 

[rh23986]

@resjudicata Whether you get the state minimum or max is based on your income... THATS why they need the new documents. If you’re getting the minimum (158) but “deserve” more because you MADE more, you have to send proof.

 

[conner007]

@jontue If I didn't have a 1099 from 2019, will I be ineligible do you think? I didn't make enough money to receive one.

Edit: I drive Lyft

 

[truthseekerlarry]

@conner007 Same- getting kinda nervous with all this even though I’ve done nothing wrong lol. All the vague updates & confusing explanations of the diff kind of UI during this has been super stressful.

 

[resjudicata]

@conner007 They will require proof of losing employment like IL and MA started/have started doing. So you will need to prepare other type of documents to show you were really impacted.

IDES already denied benefits some people who did only a few uber trips in 2020 and claimed PUA. I imagine other states will do the same.

The last round of audit, IL pointed out over 100k fraud cases on PUA system.

 

[resjudicata]

What if you are a gig worker/ freelancer?

 

[coachboone73]

@resjudicata It sounds like a way to rule one ineligible. It better not be tied to promised $300 from LWA.

 

[livegood]

@conner007 You can send a stub or summary for 2020

 

[hamburg113]

@jontue I haven’t been on PUA and I received the same notification. Seems like a blast email that might effect some but not all. Nothing for me to react to based on my UI history and benefit programs I’ve been paid from from what I can see.

 

[r0keye]

@hamburg113 Thank you this is my case too

 

[beautyinsteadofashes]

@jontue I got that email this morning too. I'm thinking they're indirectly saying that they're changing the maximum from $158 to $378 and we can get a increase in benefits if we show proof of how much we were making. Either way it says Monday it'll be on the timeline so just have it ready.

 

[cdnmamaof6]

@beautyinsteadofashes

and we can get a increase in benefits if we show proof of how much we were making.

The real question is whether that increase is retroactive to the beginning of the PUA claim.

 

[rh23986]

@beautyinsteadofashes $158 is the minimum.. that’s what they sent out to everyone to make sure they got the emergency money... but some people should’ve gotten more because they earned more... so based on your income, you get between 158 and 378. You have to submit new paperwork proof to show you deserve more than the minimum.

 

[healinginprocess]

@rh23986 So this is different than the $600, this an increase in base pay for self employed? Also what is the difference between PEUC and PUA. I was self employed and worked a job, but I only got base pay from job I worked, I filed appeal back in March and they sent letter telling me I would get an appeal date, but never did. Is this what the increase is about and should I file for PUA also? I thought I was only to file for PEUC

 

[elementsww]

@jontue I received the same message, and now I see on the GOV2GO app that it now has “LWA Initial Claim Filing” as an option. Are we supposed to do that if we’ve been receiving PUA, or wait til Monday? That option says if you don’t file by the 30th, you don’t qualify for back pay, so I’m nervous about waiting if I’m not supposed to.

 

[resjudicata]

@elementsww You can try but it will say your social is not eligible. I’ve been trying

 

[gottlieb]

@resjudicata People on PUA don’t have to do it because we already file weekly answering the COVID question. This was confirmed by someone at the VEC.

 

[resjudicata]

@gottlieb Ok good

 

[summersja]

@gottlieb I know we don’t have to do the LWA but do we have to respond to the email? Because I’m a free lancer and I stated all of this on my initial application so how would I be able to provide my earning building is shut down?

 

[gottlieb]

@summersja Idk how credible it is, but I saw earlier where someone said that their friend got in touch with someone from the VEC. They said that it’s an optional document for only those who want an increase.