48,000 Michiganders set to receive $34 million in retroactive unemployment payments. What to know

Michiganresidentsarereceiving$34millioninretroactiveunemploymentpayments.IncreasedweeklybenefitratesareduetoPublicAct173of2024.Over78,000unemploymentclaimswerereviewedforeligibility.Nearly48,000Michigandersarereceiving$34millioninretroactiveunemploymentpaymentsfollowingareview,areleasefromtheMichiganLaborandEconomicOpportunitysaid. WeeklybenefitratessignedintolawinDecemberincreasedpayouts. “ThismoneywillhelpthousandsofMichigandersacrossthestatepaytheirbillsandfeedtheirfamilies,”saidUIADirectorJasonPalmer.“Ourphonestaffishearingfrommany,manycallerswhoappreciatereceivingtheextramoneywhiletheysearchforwork.” ClaimantswhoarewonderingwhethertheyareowedanymoneyshouldchecktheirMichiganWebAccountManager(MiWAM)accountforamonetaryredeterminationletter. Morethan78,000claimsfiledbetweenJan.1andApril1werereviewedbytheMichiganUnemploymentInsuranceAgency(UIA)todeterminewhetherresidentswereeligibleto