Overview

• More than half of unemployed New Yorkers will see higher payments, according to the Department of Labor.
• At least 27% of claimants will receive the new maximum, and another 28% will see their overall benefit increase.
• Recipients do not need to take any action, as benefits will be recalculated automatically based on previously reported earnings.
• The prior $504 cap had been unchanged since 2019 while the state carried federal unemployment insurance debt.
• Officials said the increase could have been delayed until 2031 if the debt had not been paid off.