On $300 a week in Alaska, about $160 in weekly benefits.

What shapes the award.

Weekly range

$56 to $370. Wage requirements still apply.

Duration

Up to 26 weeks under this program. The modeled benefit balance is $4,160.

Dependents

The state has a dependents rule. Qualifying relationships and limits apply; use the dependents input to model it.

Base period

First four of the last five completed calendar quarters before the claim’s effective Sunday. An alternate or extended period may be available under the state’s conditions. Understand the quarters.

Alternate-period detail

If the regular period does not qualify, the agency can use the last four completed calendar quarters before the effective date.

Benefit balance and dependents

The regular benefit balance excludes the dependency allowance. Eligible allowances are paid separately for weeks with a payable benefit; they do not shorten the duration shown.

Who counts as a dependent

Up to three unmarried children, stepchildren, adopted children or court-appointed wards may qualify. They must be under 18, or unable to work because of a permanent disability. Residence or more-than-half support and agency proof requirements apply. Add a dependent before regular benefits are exhausted.

Partial-week conditions

For ordinary reduced work, earnings must be below one and one-third times the regular weekly rate plus $50. Ignore the first $50 and deduct 75% of the rest; round the remaining regular payment up to a whole dollar, then add any eligible dependent allowance. No regular payment means no allowance. Customary full-time work and rotating schedules require separate agency review when the minimum-wage exception may apply.

Duration conditions

The actual total-to-high-quarter wage ratio sets duration: below 1.50, 16 weeks; 1.50 to below 2.00, 18; 2.00 to below 2.50, 20; 2.50 to below 3.00, 22; 3.00 to below 3.50, 24; and at least 3.50, 26. The 90% wage adjustment affects the weekly rate, not this ratio. Dependent allowances are paid separately.

Work registration

When directed, register and post a current, accessible AlaskaJobs resume within seven days of a new or reopened claim; check its inactivation date. Out-of-state claimants register with their local workforce agency or dispatching union. Union claimants must remain in good standing.

Repeat benefit years

After benefits were paid in a prior benefit year, a new year generally requires services and wages of at least eight times that prior weekly rate. Self-employment does not satisfy this requalification test. This estimator does not check intervening work or other nonmonetary conditions.

Before you count on it.

• Covered wages and employment are required.
• This checks only the modeled monetary rules. The agency also checks your employment history and other eligibility conditions.
• Separation, availability, work search and certification can affect payment.
• Tax withholding, offsets and agency adjustments can change the amount received.

This is a wage calculation and an informational screen. Your agency or insurer decides your claim.

Keeping the claim eligible.

Starting with the filing week, report two valid work-search activities per claimed week if within 55 road miles of an Alaska job center or living outside Alaska. Rural Alaska residents farther than 55 road miles report one. Keep dates, employer details and contact methods. Activities and agency exemptions follow current instructions.

Taxes and the amount received.

Benefits are federally taxable. You can request 10% federal withholding and start or stop it through myAlaska or the claim center. The agency issues Form 1099-G by January 31. This estimate is before withholding and other offsets.