For people who lost their job during coronavirus but don’t qualify for state unemployment benefits in North Carolina, the federal PUA program applications will start on the NC DES website, for ...

PUA benefits will apply to self-employed workers, independent contractors, those whose wage history isn't long enough to qualify for unemployment, and those who have exhausted unemployment benefits.

PUA benefits will apply to self-employed workers, independent contractors, those whose wage history isn't long enough to qualify for unemployment, and those who have exhausted unemployment benefits.

Through July 31, 2020, anyone eligible for PUA would also be eligible to receive an additional $600 in weekly benefits through the Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) program.