//13 additional weeks of unemployment benefits available for some, DEW officials say

13 additional weeks of unemployment benefits available for some, DEW officials say

The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce has launched the next benefits program in the federal coronavirus stimulus package.DEW says the third program is called Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) and provides 13 additional weeks of state unemployment insurance benefits after the 20 weeks provided by South Carolina law have expired.You could still be eligible for benefits if you:have exhausted all regular unemployment insurance