Pandemic Unemployment Assistance payments to high school workers cleared a court hurdle and have begun. | Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance payments to high school workers cleared a court hurdle and have begun. | Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels
Payments will begin for high school students eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) since a court order and court instructions clarified the process.
If a student already applied, their application will be processed and they do not need to apply again, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) reported on its website.
"We will continue coordinating with DEED to ensure every eligible high school student receives the benefits of which they are entitled,” Marcus Pope, vice president of Youthprise, told DEED.
Payments began on Dec. 11, but it may take several days to be seen in bank accounts.
“We are moving as quickly as possible to issue those retroactive PUA payments and encourage any high school student whose job has been impacted by COVID-19 to apply at http://www.uimn.org, immediately,” DEED Commissioner Steve Grove said.
Students can make applications after Saturday, Dec. 26, the U.S. Department of Labor said, DEED reported. The state agency asks students to apply immediately.
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