The act also increased the maximum amount of time a person can collect unemployment benefits, from 20 weeks to 26 weeks.

Benefits for unemployed workers in Michigan will increase again to as much as $530 a week as part of step-wise increases in ...

The state of Michigan has started 2026 with a significant transformation in its social security system, marking the end of a ...

The maximum weekly rate for unemployment benefits is scheduled to increase beginning Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, to $530, up from ...

Michigan’s unemployment safety net gets larger again starting Jan. 1, 2026, with the state’s maximum weekly benefit scheduled to rise to $530, up from $446. The increase applies to new claims filed in ...

Michigan residents who begin an unemployments claim during 2026 will be eligible for $84 more per week than those who filed in 2025.

Collections against Michiganders who received overpayments in unemployment benefits are expected to resume at the end of the month. That's according to the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) ...

LANSING, MI - In the past month, more than 350,000 Michigan workers were told they must pay back their unemployment benefits, mostly from the COVID-19 pandemic, with some getting bills for thousands ...

Michigan’s weekly unemployment benefits will increase by 18.8% in the new year. Starting Jan. 1, the maximum unemployment benefits a person can collect will rise from the current $446 a week to $530 a ...

At the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA), we know how important unemployment benefits are to the families who rely on them. We also know how difficult it is when someone is told they must ...

Unemployment insurance clawbacks are moving ahead in Michigan, affecting about 350,000 workers with overpayments dating back five years. Most of those affected filed claims in 2020 and 2021 during the ...