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04-13-0126 Maximum weekly benefit amount (WBA) $806 Maximum benefit amount (MBA) $20,956 jobs.utah.gov/ui/home BENEFIT SCHEDULE Unemployment Insurance January 2026 TO QUALIFY MONETARILY, you must have earned at least $5,500 during a specific period of time referred to as a “base period.” (See table included to determine your base period.) Your total base period earnings must be equal to 1½ times the highest amount of wages paid to you during any calendar quarter of your base period. If you do not have 1½ times your high quarter wages in your base period, you may qualify for benefits using an alternate base period, which would be the most recent four completed calendar quarters. DEDUCTION OF RETIREMENT INCOME FROM UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Only the pension, retirement, or disability pay that is maintained or contributed to by a base period employer is deductible from the weekly benefit amount. HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR BASE PERIOD IF YOUR NEW CLAIM IS EFFECTIVE IN: YOUR BASE IS THE 4 QUARTERS BEGINNING ENDING JAN-FEB-MAR, 2026 APR-MAY-JUNE, 2026 JULY-AUG-SEPT, 2026 OCT-NOV-DEC, 2026 OCT. 1, 2024 JAN. 1, 2025 APRIL 1, 2025 JULY 1, 2025 SEPT. 30, 2025 DEC. 31, 2025 MARCH 31, 2026 JUNE 30, 2026 HOW TO DETERMINE WEEKS OF ENTITLEMENT Multiply your total wages for insured work paid during the base period by 27%, disregarding any fraction of $1 and divide by your weekly benefit amount, disregarding any fraction. The result will be the number of weeks you are entitled to receive benefits—a minimum of 10 weeks and a maximum of 26 weeks of regular benefits. DETERMINING WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT *To determine weekly benefit amount for WBAs less than $574.00, divide the high quarter by 26 and subtract $5.00. INFORMATION ABOUT BASE PERIOD, DETERMINING NUMBER OF WEEKS AND WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026 to DECEMBER 31, 2026 IF THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF WAGES PAID TO YOU DURING ANY CALENDAR QUARTER OF YOUR BASE PERIOD WAS: YOUR WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT IS 15054.00 to 15079.99 574 15080.00 to 15105.99 575 15106.00 to 15131.99 576 15132.00 to 15157.99 577 15158.00 to 15183.99 578 15184.00 to 15209.99 579 15210.00 to 15235.99 580 15236.00 to 15261.99 581 15262.00 to 15287.99 582 15288.00 to 15313.99 583 15314.00 to 15339.99 584 15340.00 to 15365.99 585 15366.00 to 15391.99 586 15392.00 to 15417.99 587 15418.00 to 15443.99 588 15444.00 to 15469.99 589 15470.00 to 15495.99 590 15496.00 to 15521.99 591 15522.00 to 15547.99 592 15548.00 to 15573.99 593 15574.00 to 15599.99 594 15600.00 to 15625.99 595 15626.00 to 15651.99 596 15652.00 to 15677.99 597 15678.00 to 15703.99 598 15704.00 to 15729.99 599 15730.00 to 15755.99 600 15756.00 to 15781.99 601 15782.00 to 15807.99 602 15808.00 to 15833.99 603 15834.00 to 15859.99 604 15860.00 to 15885.99 605 15886.00 to 15911.99 606 15912.00 to 15937.99 607 15938.00 to 15963.99 608 15964.00 to 15989.99 609 Determine your weekly benefit amount and total benefits: IF THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF WAGES PAID TO YOU DURING ANY CALENDAR QUARTER OF YOUR BASE PERIOD WAS: YOUR WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT IS 15990.00 to 16015.99 610 16016.00 to 16041.99 611 16042.00 to 16067.99 612 16068.00 to 16093.99 613 16094.00 to 16119.99 614 16120.00 to 16145.99 615 16146.00 to 16171.99 616 16172.00 to 16197.99 617 16198.00 to 16223.99 618 16224.00 to 16249.99 619 16250.00 to 16275.99 620 16276.00 to 16301.99 621 16302.00 to 16327.99 622 16328.00 to 16353.99 623 16354.00 to 16379.99 624 16380.00 to 16405.99 625 16406.00 to 16431.99 626 16432.00 to 16457.99 627 16458.00 to 16483.99 628 16484.00 to 16509.99 629 16510.00 to 16535.99 630 16536.00 to 16561.99 631 16562.00 to 16587.99 632 16588.00 to 16613.99 633 16614.00 to 16639.99 634 16640.00 to 16665.99 635 16666.00 to 16691.99 636 16692.00 to 16717.99 637 16718.00 to 16743.99 638 16744.00 to 16769.99 639 16770.00 to 16795.99 640 16796.00 to 16821.99 641 16822.00 to 16847.99 642 16848.00 to 16873.99 643 16874.00 to 16899.99 644 16900.00 to 16925.99 645 16926.00 to 16951.99 646 16952.00 to 16977.99 647