PA Treasury to Temporarily Pay All PUA Claims by Check to Combat Recent Fraud
Change is in response to recent multi-state fraudulent activity with Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims
Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella announced today that the department is taking steps to further safeguard funds intended for unemployed Pennsylvanians, at the request of Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor & Industry (L&I). This is in response to widespread reporting of fraudulent activity in at least 8 states, including the Commonwealth, primarily focused on the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. Starting today, the department will issue payments for all PUA-related claims by paper check, delivered to the claimant’s home address on file. This will include payments for PUA-associated Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) claims. No other form of unemployment compensation or associated FPUC payments will be affected, at this time.