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It covers specific applicant groups, including those who exhausted Illinois regular benefits, certain employees of eligible nonprofit religious organizations, and limited recent self-employed individuals, along with people meeting COVID-19 impact criteria such as diagnosis, household diagnosis, caregiving responsibilities, inability to reach work, delayed job start, or becoming the household’s major support after a related death. The guide outlines the filing steps, required tax forms and proof of wages, online claim requirements, identity verification, certification timing, decision and appeal timelines, and emphasizes penalties for fraud.",{"@graph":63,"@context":119},[64,80,102],{"@type":65,"itemListElement":66},"BreadcrumbList",[67,71,74,77],{"item":68,"name":69,"@type":70,"position":9},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":72,"name":10,"@type":70,"position":73},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/",2,{"item":75,"name":36,"@type":70,"position":76},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/forms/",3,{"item":78,"name":59,"@type":70,"position":79},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/covid-unemployment-pandemic-unemployment-assistance-pua-guide/308446/",4,{"url":78,"name":59,"@type":81,"image":82,"author":87,"headline":59,"publisher":90,"fileFormat":93,"inLanguage":57,"description":61,"dateModified":94,"datePublished":95,"encodingFormat":93,"isAccessibleForFree":96,"interactionStatistic":97},"DigitalDocument",{"url":83,"@type":84,"width":85,"height":86},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/covid-unemployment-pandemic-unemployment-assistance-pua-guide/308446.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":88,"@type":89},"Connor ","Person",{"url":68,"name":91,"@type":92},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-23","2026-09-20",true,{"@type":98,"interactionType":99,"userInteractionCount":101},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":100},"ViewAction",6,{"@type":103,"mainEntity":104},"FAQPage",[105,111,115],{"name":106,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":108},"Who is eligible to apply for PUA in Illinois?","Question",{"text":109,"@type":110},"PUA is for people who cannot receive standard unemployment benefits, including those who exhausted Illinois regular unemployment and PEUC, certain nonprofit religious organization employees, and limited recent self-employed individuals who paid taxes on that income. 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Under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program (PUA), however, those not eligible for standard benefits may still receive help during the present crisis, even if they haven’t lost their jobs. For more information, please visit the IDES Web site: ([https://www2.illinois.gov/ides/Pages/learn-about-pua.aspx](https://www2.illinois.gov/ides/Pages/learn-about-pua.aspx)) or call them at 800-244-5631.  \nWho Can Apply Under PUA  \n􀁸 Individuals who had an Illinois regular unemployment insurance claim, but have run out of those benefits (i.e. exhausted 26 weeks of regular unemployment insurance and 13 weeks of PEUC)  \n􀁸 An employee of a nonprofit church or religious organization that does not pay unemployment. NOTE: If you work for religious organization that has voluntarily elected to pay unemployment, you must file a regular unemployment claim.  \n􀁸 Individuals who have been“self-employed” for only the last 18 months and you pay taxes on that income (i.e., you have not earned any wages as a W-2 employee) . Self-employment includes:  \n􀁸 Sole proprietors who do not pay unemployment contributions  \n􀁸 Business owners  \n􀁸 Being issued (Form 1099) from a business to report income for tax purposes  \n􀁸 Filing a Schedule C (Form 1040) tax form to report profit or loss from business  \nYou can also file for PUA if you . . .  \n􀁸 Have been diagnosed with COVID-19;  \n􀁸 Have a member of your household who has been diagnosed with COVID-19;  \n􀁸 Are providing care to a household or family member;  \n􀁸 Have primary caregiving responsibility for a child or other person who is unable to attend school or another facility as a result ofCOVID-19;  \n􀁸 Are unable to reach the place of employment because you have been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine;  \n􀁸 Were scheduled to start work and do not have a job as a result ofCOVID-19; or  \n􀁸 Have become the major support for a household because the head of the household died as a result of COVID-19.  \nHow to File  \nStep 1: Collect your 1040 tax forms for the 2019 tax year. (As noted above, if you had any wages in a W2 you are required to first file a regular UI claim.) NOTE: This step does not apply if you are filing for extended Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) .  \nOther Acceptable Proof of Wages/Income Used for PUA Claims  \n􀁸 Form 1040, Schedule C;  \n􀁸 Form 1040, Schedule C-EZ;  \n􀁸 Form 1040-SR, Schedule C;  \n􀁸 Form 1040-SR, Schedule C-EZ;  \n􀁸 Schedule K-1 (Form 1065); and  \n􀁸 Other forms will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.  \nNOTE: If you do not upload your tax form on the day that you file, then you are required do so within 21 days of the date of filing.  \nStep 2: File a claim online ([www2.illinois.gov/ides/pages/file-a-claim.aspx](www2.illinois.gov/ides/pages/file-a-claim.aspx)). Be sure to enter your name exactly as it appears on your driver’s license or state identification. You are also required to accept the Experian identity verification. Otherwise, your claim will be delayed, and you will not be able to receive your benefits.  \nStep 3: Review your claim before submitting it. After you file, we will review your Pandemic Unemployment Assistance application and confirm details, including whether you are unemployed for a COVID-19 related reason, proof of your total wages, and whether, other than your COVID-19 related reason, you are able and available to work.  \nOTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION  \nImportant note: None of the benefits described above, nor unemployment benefits of any kind, are available to employees who quit without good work-related cause, refuse to return to work, or refuse to receive full-time pay. Refusing to return to work could result in a disqualification for benefit eligibility. The CARES Act specifically provides for serious consequences for fraudulent cases including fines, confinement, and an inability to receive future unemployment benefits ","cbCaipv5LgrMhNXS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipv5LgrMhNXS","pdf",320845,"English","# Who Can Apply Under PUA\n# How to File\n# Other Important Information","[{\"question\":\"Who is eligible to apply for PUA in Illinois?\",\"answer\":\"PUA is for people who cannot receive standard unemployment benefits, including those who exhausted Illinois regular unemployment and PEUC, certain nonprofit religious organization employees, and limited recent self-employed individuals who paid taxes on that income. It also covers people whose inability to work relates directly to COVID-19 under listed circumstances.\"},{\"question\":\"What steps are required to file a PUA claim online?\",\"answer\":\"First, collect 2019 1040 tax forms (except where extended PEUC applies). 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