Are the benefits being issued under all of the temporary unemployment extension programs funded out of the South Carolina trust fund?
No. The only benefits paid out of the South Carolina unemployment trust fund are for claims under the regular state unemployment program. All of the temporary emergency unemployment compensation programs passed by Congress to extend benefit collection are currently 100% federally funded. Additionally, the Extended Benefit program, which is a state/federal partnership program for which costs are normally split between the state and federal governments, is currently being funded entirely by the federal government.
