The state Department of Labor is raising the maximum unemployment insurance benefit rate from $504 per week to $869 per week beginning next Monday, and benefit checks will reflect the change the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state invested nearly $7 billion to pay off the federal UI Trust Fund loan and bring the fund to solvency -- and increase the maximum weekly benefit from $504 to $869. The ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Weekly unemployment benefits for New Yorkers will climb over $300 from October onward, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. As a part of the state’s 2026 fiscal year budget, nearly $7 ...

Beginning this month, Gov. Kathy Hochul says weekly unemployment benefits are increasing by more than $300. Currently, the maximum weekly unemployment benefit is $504. That's getting bumped up to a ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – This week, some unemployed New Yorkers will see a significant increase in their weekly benefits. For the first time since 2019, the state has raised the maximum unemployment payment ...

When Dina Halpern, a mother of three from Cedarhurst, applied for unemployment benefits about 18 months ago she said she found the application process "frustrating." “The questionnaire when you call ...