South Carolina Unemployment Tiers Information

If you become unemployed and you live in South Carolina, you must file an unemployment claim to receive benefits. This can be done online, by telephone or in person. The South Carolina Employment Security Commission website will supply you with all the information you need to apply. After you file your claim, you will receive an Initial Determination of benefits. This form will tell you what your weekly benefit amount will be and for how long you will receive that benefit. Usually, you will receive benefits for 26 weeks.

However, due to the country’s high unemployment rates, the federal government has instituted an emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) program. This program allows the unemployed to receive additional unemployment compensation on a tier basis. Tier One provides for an additional 20 weeks of unemployment compensation after you have exhausted your normal South Carolina benefits. Tier Two provides an additional 6 weeks after Tier One. Now recently, two additional tiers have been added. Tier Three provides for an additional 13 weeks and Tier Four provides an additional 6 weeks.

South Carolina’s Employment Security Commission sends out notices to those who qualify for additional benefits. When you receive a notification, you must go to your local workforce office to apply. You cannot apply for Tier benefits online or through the state’s telephone claims line. To locate your local workforce office, log on to the South Carolina Employment Security Commission website and click on Find A One Stop Office. If you are living out-of-state, you can call the Interstate Unit at 1-800-529-8339 to file your claim. If you do not receive a notice to apply for additional benefits, by all means call or visit your Employment Office to see if you do qualify.

Each additional tier of unemployment compensation requires you to file or renew your claim. In addition, you must continue to meet unemployment compensation eligibility. You must be available to work. You must be available for full-time work. You must report to your local Employment Service Office when directed. You must be able to show that you are actively looking for full-time work. If you don’t cooperate with the above directions, you may be declared ineligible for benefits.

The federal government has extended the EUC program and may do so again. Remember to check periodically for additional extensions to this unemployment compensation emergency program.

7 Comments »

1. 

   Today is Tuesday Feb 9. I have been on hold for more than three hours now and I have emailed “remote interstate” many times ( not just today)and have recieved no answers or replies. I have not received a check in three weeks and I need to know if I will be getting them or not. Could some one please call me on my cell phone ( my land line is on hold with your offices)

   PLEASE HELP!
   Kevin

   Comment by Kevin Coggeshall — February 9, 2010 @ 11:19 am

2. 

   Kevin,

   I am sorry to hear that you are having a hell of a time with the phone system in SC…. Its not just you… its everyone. I am not a state worker, but here the only 3 ways that I know of to check your claim status

   http://www.scesonline.com/check-on-your-south-carolina-unemployment-benefit-claim

   and as an aside…. Contact your governor, they must hear the complaints of the constituents (and at least they will answer you)

   [WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The poster sent us ’0 which is not a hashcash value.

   Comment by admin — February 12, 2010 @ 12:07 pm

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   I’m at a lost for word’s right now. I got my case worker answer machine today. Left a message’s need to know how i’m getting fund’s plus. I want to set up direct deposit need form on line or a paper form sent to me at my adress. I had it set before some how the system or someone put information in wrong. I pefer direct despoit to my checking account. Could you send me the form’s thank you

   Comment by samuel s. simon — March 3, 2010 @ 9:33 am

4. 

   I have gone through the 4 tiers is there any other benefits for me..

   Comment by David — July 6, 2010 @ 9:26 am

5. 

   If i move from sc to ga, will my unemployment stop?

   Comment by josh — July 11, 2010 @ 5:17 pm

6. 

   I have been trying to get in touch with the Interstate Remote Claims office for over a week now. I faxed and mailed in my work searches, only to get a disqualified notice because it was on the wrong paperwork,that was mailed to me from them. I haven’t received a check since 6-4-2010 even though I call in every week like I’m suppose to… I think their office needs a major overhaul…Most of your phone numbers hang up after a brief announcement, do you’ll know this or are you’ll clueless…

   Comment by April Holloman — August 9, 2010 @ 1:08 pm

7. 

   There should be a tier 5 — at least we all hope.

   Contact your local congressman/congresswoman

   Comment by admin — August 13, 2010 @ 6:08 am

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