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More than 2,500 furloughed federal employees in Ohio filed for unemployment compensation by mid-day Thursday, and that number is expected to rise, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Civilian workers who were sent home on unpaid furloughs due to the government shutdown Oct. 1, including 8,700 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, can file for unemployment compensation through the state, said Benjamin Johnson, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
"Our advice to all Ohioans is to go ahead and file a claim," he said.
The department will review the claim to determine eligibility, he said.
"The fact that someone is furloughed does qualify them for unemployment compensation as opposed to someone who was fired for cause," Johnson said. "The situation is somewhat unique because the claimant doesn't know and we don't know how soon the furlough would end."
Claims for less than a week may not necessarily receive a benefit, he said.
The Food Bank of Dayton, meanwhile, has scheduled a mobile food pantry distribution between 10 -11 a.m. Tuesday outside Gate 1B on Springfield Street in the parking lot across the street from the gate, according to base spokesman Daryl Mayer. The distribution is open to the community.
An unemployment compensation claim pays up to a maximum of half an individual worker's pay with a cap depending on how many dependents the wage earner supports, Johnson said.
The current maximum for someone with no dependents is a $413 weekly payment; a person with one to two dependents receives $501; and three or more $557, he said.
The average weekly payment is $313, he said.
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