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If you are eligible for unemployment benefits, This information will help you better understand how your weekly unemployment compensation is calculated. You could still be eligible for unemployment benefits if you have experienced a reduction in work hours. You must at the same time as the part-time work continue to look for full-time work and be able to accept it. To be eligible you need to declare your gross wages. Of course the benefits will be reduced. The amount of reduction is calculated by subtracting $20 or 20% of your weekly benefit amount- whichever is the most-and the amount is rounded down to the nearest dollar. Taxes are deducted from this amount if applicable. If you refuse employment you may be denied benefits and if you have not worked since the last time that you claimed you will not qualify to receive the UI (Unemployment Insurance) benefits. Normal claims when not working part-time are calculated as your WBA, Weekly Benefit Amount which is 4% of the average of the two quarters during which you earned the highest income. The maximum payment in Missouri is $320 weekly.
If you claim on internet don´t forget to complete the form correctly and receive a confirmation page. Otherwise you may have to start again. If you choose to claim by phone call the number of your area Regional Claim Center (RCC) This is an automated IVR system so choose the claim file option and answer the recorded questions by pressing number 1 for “yes” and 9 for “No”. There is opportunity to correct any mistakes but don´t hang up before you hear that your claim is accepted or you will have to call again and start from the beginning.
If you need to change or correct anything after you have completed the weekly filing you will have to contact your area RCC. To make the weekly certification claim you will need to use your SSN and your personal identification number. You will also need to calculate your income from part time work during the week of your claim including self-employment wages, for which you must know the number of hours worked even if you have not yet been paid for those hours. Contact your area claim center for filing assistance.
To file your claim on internet just answer the questions. You will get a confirmation page as evidence that your claim has been filed.
By phone Answer all questions until you hear “your weekly claim has been filed” The first weekly claim is counted as a “waiting” week and you may receive this amount as your last payment of your regular unemployment insurance claim. The State of Missouri Benefit Payments will help you get through a difficult time of unemployment.
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