| Show About Unemployment Insurance Benefits How much can I g get t This is s one I j I of the questions most frequently IY voiced by unemployed residents residents' who visit the theoffice local office of the Department of Employment Employment Employment Em Em- Security to apply for unemployment unemployment I benefits said sald Donald Beall I manager of the Park City Employment Security ty office The local representative promptly counters with How long did you work and how much did you earn Answers are found In a composite earnings history supplied on request by employers of the claimant during the past 15 months As a result of this compilation com- com the Department will know how much he should receive each week if otherwise eligible According to Donald Beall manager of the local office the question How much can I get should be phrased How much may I get Because at this stage of the game the Department is ready to speak only in terms of potential entitlement Whether the claimant will actually receive any benefits or how much depends upon his ability to meet the requirements of the law each time he certifies to a a. claim for a week of unemployment In Utah the weekly benefit amount which may be payable to the claimant ranges from rom 10 to 2750 The exact amount depends upon the total gross gross wages earned by the claimant In the paid highest-paid calendar quarter of his base period four tour completed calendar quarters quarters quarters Immediately prior to the time tune he heUes files Ues his claim A As to How long can I get it the tEe answer is found in the law which says the most any claimant may receive Is 15 26 Rimes times his weekly benefit amount This Is I another way of saying that the claimant may receive his weekly benefit check for I from 15 to as many as 26 weeks weeks pro provided pro pro- vided he remains unemployed through sheer inability to find work and is able I to meet all other requirements In no case however may the total benefits exceed I |
