hongkongfever
Senior member
With the recent news about a 4th extension, I've become more confused about how the extensions work.
I'm in California and here is my current situation. I applied for benefits in late July 2009 and started receiving my checks in early August 2009. I'm receiving $450 every bi-weekly not including the $25 stimulus. On the little stub of each check, it shows my claim expiring late July 2010 (1 full year). It also shows my claim balance, in which if I divide by the $450 I get on each check, my balance would be 0 a few weeks before my claim expiration date of late July 2009.
Initially I thought the claim balance would be exhausted the same day that my first claim expires. Then the 2nd extension would kick in. Then the 3rd, then the new 4th. But after reading up on the extensions, I'm more confused than ever on how it works.
Can someone who has been there explain how it works?
Wow so after doing some reading it sounds like I'm screwed on any extension because the last day to file for a first extension is the end of 2009?
I'm in California and here is my current situation. I applied for benefits in late July 2009 and started receiving my checks in early August 2009. I'm receiving $450 every bi-weekly not including the $25 stimulus. On the little stub of each check, it shows my claim expiring late July 2010 (1 full year). It also shows my claim balance, in which if I divide by the $450 I get on each check, my balance would be 0 a few weeks before my claim expiration date of late July 2009.
Initially I thought the claim balance would be exhausted the same day that my first claim expires. Then the 2nd extension would kick in. Then the 3rd, then the new 4th. But after reading up on the extensions, I'm more confused than ever on how it works.
Can someone who has been there explain how it works?
Wow so after doing some reading it sounds like I'm screwed on any extension because the last day to file for a first extension is the end of 2009?
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