Title: Extensions would prevent unemployment benefits ending after one year
Headings: Will unemployment benefits end after a year? Extensions should prevent it
Will unemployment benefits end after a year? Extensions should prevent it
Key Points
Unemployment benefit year

Content: And those extensions would let individuals collect benefits beyond a year, until the federal programs end, Stettner said. Only in some circumstances might someone’s weekly benefits be less — but not by more than $25 a week. “People are really anxious about this situation, and there’s some confusion about it,” he said. But workers must remain vigilant, Stettner said. Kinks in state technology systems may inadvertently kick people off benefits or reduce their weekly rate, he said. “There could be glitches,” Stettner said. “ But hopefully it will go smoothly.”