On $700 a week in Kansas, about $386 in weekly benefits.

What shapes the award.

Weekly range

$165 to $663. Wage requirements still apply.

Duration

Up to 16 weeks under this program. The modeled benefit balance is $6,176.

Dependents

No dependents allowance in this modeled regular benefit.

Base period

First four of the last five completed calendar quarters. No alternate period is modeled here. Understand the quarters.

Alternate-period detail

There is no general most-recent-four-quarter alternative in this model. A qualifying work injury can permit an agency-selected pre-injury period under specific release, filing and return-to-work conditions. Enter the four quarters KDOL actually selects; this special injury route is not determined here.

Covered-wage requirements

Paid covered wages in at least two base-period quarters and total wages of at least thirty times the established weekly rate are required. Apply the weekly minimum and maximum before that wage test. Separation, availability and ongoing weekly requirements remain separate.

Partial-week conditions

Work must be less than full-time and gross wages strictly below the weekly benefit rate. The allowance is exactly 25% of that rate; deduct wages above it and round the resulting benefit down to a whole dollar. An allowance does not raise the gross eligibility cutoff. Report gross pay for the week worked, before deductions. Special temporary layoff, shared work, severance and pension allocations are not modeled.

Duration conditions

The current handbook limits the ordinary award to the lesser of sixteen weekly rates or one-third of covered base-period wages. The statutory general credit calculation uses twenty-six rates before a separate claim-start ceiling of 16, 20 or 26 weeks. The latest three published seasonally adjusted rates for June-August 2026 are each 3.8%, supporting sixteen weeks for this snapshot. Full-rate wage credits can produce a smaller final payment. Ask KDOL how remaining credits and partial-benefit weeks apply to your claim.

Work registration

Online and telephone UI filing ordinarily registers you with KANSASWORKS automatically; an employer-filed electronic claim does not. Follow KDOL instructions to register when needed. After three paid weeks, My Reemployment Plan enrollment can require a published resume, job-search plan and assigned services. Complete notified requirements and appointments; the MRP help number is 877-509-6757.

Repeat benefit years

A successive claim generally requires intervening covered employment with paid wages of at least eight times the current claim’s weekly rate. The statute also limits reuse of previously available wage credits. This is not eight times a prior rate; KDOL determines successive-year eligibility.

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.

Complete at least three approved work-search activities each claimed week, including at least one job application or resume submitted to an employer. Record the employer and activity details and report them on the weekly certification. Follow any agency-confirmed placement-union, approved-training or other waiver, and complete assigned reemployment services.

Taxes and the amount received.

Benefits are taxable federally and in Kansas. Optional withholding is 10% federal and 3.5% Kansas, elected separately through KDOL’s request forms or current portal instructions. For a partial payment, the withholding percentage applies to the actual payment. KDOL issues Form 1099-G; the displayed estimate is gross before taxes and other offsets.