The Georgia Department of Labor has started creating a system to implement the Lost Wages Assistance federal benefit program, that will distribute an additional $300 supplement to eligible individuals receiving benefits from Georgia’s unemployment insurance programs. 

The Department of Labor will need to develop a new computer system to administer the payments… and anticipate implementation to be completed within three to four weeks.

Individuals do not need to call or apply separately for this benefit. This additional payment will be automatically issued to eligible claimants currently receiving state or federal unemployment benefits for the weeks ending Aug. 1, Aug. 8, and Aug. 15.

“We are working as quickly as possible to build an application to meet the new FEMA guidelines to process these weekly supplements,” said Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler.  “I am thankful we have an IT and UI team that is able to interpret extensive federal guidelines and develop a system that will support the specifications these systems demand.”