Mixed Earners Unemployment Program program available to some former self-employed.
Those interested must meet a few requirements.
Individuals who were previously self-employed may be able to find payments under the Mixed Earners Unemployment Program.
Launched by The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ Division of Employment Security, applicants: must have earned $5,000 in self-employment income in the most recent taxable year before they applied for regular unemployment, submit documentation substantiating their self-employment income, and must be receiving benefits from regular unemployment, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, Shared Work or Trade Act Readjustment Assistance.
A news release from the Missouri Department of Labor says, “Individuals eligible for the MEUC program and paid at least $1 in regular unemployment, PEUC, Shared Work, or TRA benefits for any week of unemployment will receive the $100 MEUC supplement in addition to the $300 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) supplement.”
To file a MEUC claim online, click here, and then click ‘Unemployment Claim,” Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation,” File MEUC Claim.’