DEO quarterly reapplication requirement? Why am I being told to reapply?

This is a real thing and it can be confusing! When a new calendar quarter begins, DEO is required by law to check if you qualify for a new benefit year based on more recent earnings. If you've worked and earned enough wages during the base period for the new quarter, you might be eligible for a new claim with possibly different weekly benefit amounts. If you don't reapply when instructed, your payments will eventually stop. You'll likely get a message in your CONNECT inbox or see a link to "Apply for Reemployment Assistance Benefits" on your homepage even though your claim shows active. It's not optional - it's part of the Florida unemployment system requirements.

yep happened to me in january!!! its super annoying but u gotta do it. u basically start the whole process over again but at least u dont have to do the id.me thing again

The quarterly review only affects certain claimants, not everyone. It depends on your specific work history and earnings during the new base period. The base period is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you file a new claim. If you worked during that period and earned enough wages (usually need wages in at least 2 quarters and total earnings of at least 1.5x your high quarter), the system will prompt you to reapply. If you didn't work or didn't earn enough, you'll continue on your current claim until you exhaust benefits or reach your benefit year end. It's a completely automated process in the CONNECT system. If you need to reapply, you'll get a notification and your homepage will show the application link. Don't do anything until you're specifically told to by the system.

i had this happen last month and it TOTALLY MESSED UP MY CLAIM!!! took 3 weeks with NO MONEY while they "processed" my new application even tho i still had weeks left on my old claim!!! the whole thing is RIDICULOUS!!!!

My neighbor works at DEO and she told me this quarterly review thing is actually a good thing for most people. If you've worked since your initial claim and made decent money, your weekly benefit amount might actually go up after the review. Mine went from $231 to $275 after my quarterly review, so I was pretty happy about that. But yeah, there's usually a delay while they process everything.

Thanks everyone for the clarification. I logged into CONNECT just now and sure enough, there's a message in my inbox about the quarterly review! Looks like I need to complete it by next Friday. Guess the CareerSource lady was right after all. I'll get started on it tomorrow. Really hope it doesn't delay my payments for too long - I've got rent due in two weeks.

I went through this in February. The quarters are Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, and Oct-Dec. So we just entered a new quarter in April. The DEO system automatically flags accounts that might qualify for a new determination based on more recent work history. The most frustrating part is that even though you still had weeks left on your current claim, they'll put everything on hold until they make a new determination. In my case, they ended up keeping my benefit amount the same, but I still had to wait almost 3 weeks with no income while they processed everything. The system is incredibly inefficient.

Just to clarify something important: make sure you keep claiming your weeks during the quarterly review process. Even though payments might be temporarily paused, you still need to log in and claim your weeks on schedule. If you don't, you could lose those weeks entirely, even after your new determination is processed. Also, when you do the reapplication, you'll need to complete all work search requirements (5 activities per week) during this period just like normal. The quarterly review doesn't exempt you from any of the standard requirements.