On April 24th, Pennsylvania set up a separate website using the term “PUA” for self-employed Schedule C individuals to file for unemployment if their business was shut down or decreased due to COVID-19. It was fully functioning as of May 7th and Pennsylvania has started to release money as of May 11th. 

This link will take you to the PA unemployment website: https://www.uc.pa.gov/

You will need the following items in order to file an initial claim for PUA. Once approved, you will need to file a weekly certification.

• 2019 tax returns;
• your 2019 1099 form(s);
• paycheck stubs;
• bank receipts;
• ledgers;
• contracts;
• invoices; and/or
• billing statements.