Marylanders who are still unemployed are about to receive more assistance.

Maryland Labor Secretary Tiffany Robinson announced Wednesday the Lost Wage Assistance program will officially launch this Friday, offering claimants an extra $300 per week in retroactive federal benefits to the weeks ending Aug.1 through Sept. 5.

Anyone who is eligible will be prompted to certify when the log in on Friday.

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The labor department is also launching an updated unemployment insurance website system later this month.

The initial BEACON system was met with widespread issues when it first went live.

“Our department has worked around the clock to implement the Lost Wages Assistance Program ahead of schedule, putting up to $1,800 in the pockets of struggling Marylanders in addition to their regular unemployment benefits,” Robinson said. “We believe Maryland’s claimants and employers deserve a state of the art unemployment insurance system, which is why our department will be launching the fully modernized BEACON 2.0 system later this month. BEACON 2.0 will offer dozens of new features, allowing us to better serve our customers while preparing our state for the future.”

For additional information on unemployment insurance programs, click here.