On $2,150 a week in Maine, about $649 in weekly benefits.

What shapes the award.

Weekly range

$113 to $649. Wage requirements still apply.

Duration

Up to 26 weeks under this program. The modeled benefit balance is $16,874.

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. An alternate or extended period may be available under the state’s conditions. Understand the quarters.

Alternate-period detail

The agency uses the latest four completed quarters if the standard period fails monetary qualification. A prior-year overlap can also change the selected period.

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.

Covered-wage requirements

Covered wages must total at least $7,494.72, with at least $2,498.24 in each of two different quarters. These thresholds are updated annually in June.

Who counts as a dependent

The allowance is $25 per qualifying dependent child, capped at 75% of the regular weekly rate. Statutory support, age, student, disability, adoption or support-order conditions apply. Only one person can claim a child for a week. Enter only agency-approved dependents.

Partial-week conditions

Work must be below full-time, and gross wages strictly below the regular weekly rate plus $128. Ignore the first $128, then deduct excess wages dollar for dollar from the regular rate before adding an eligible child allowance. Floor the final payment.

Duration conditions

The regular balance is the lesser of 26 weekly rates or one-third covered base-period wages rounded to the nearest dollar. Dependent supplements sit outside that regular balance. A smaller final payment can exhaust it; training and extensions have separate conditions.

Work registration

Register actively with Maine JobLink and follow reemployment appointments unless the department grants a waiver.

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 one qualifying work-search activity each claimed week and keep its details. A definite-recall waiver covers the final six weeks before the confirmed return date; it is not an automatic waiver for the first six weeks of a longer layoff.

Taxes and the amount received.

Benefits are federally and Maine taxable. Optional withholding is available, including 5% Maine withholding; the federal election follows the prescribed federal amount. Get Form 1099-G from the agency. Estimates are before withholding.