Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) is open and accepting applications as of 8:30am today, Monday April 20,2020.
You can apply at: www.mass.gov/pua
The PUA program is open to the following individuals:
- Self-employed individuals, including gig workers, freelancers, and independent contractors;
- Claimants that have an insufficient work history to qualify for benefits;
- And claimants that have been laid off from churches and religious institutions and are not eligible for benefits under state law.
Additional details are available at the website listed above.
