Texas Workforce Commission sets new UI weekly benefit range: $76–$619, effective Oct. 4
TWC announced statutory adjustments to unemployment insurance weekly benefits based on the 2025 average weekly wage: minimum increases to $76 and maximum increases to $619 per week, applied to initial claims filed on or after Oct. 4, 2026.
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Lowell Kegg, director of the Unemployment Insurance Division, told commissioners the Texas average weekly wage rose to $1,493.54 for 2025, triggering the statutory benefit recalculation. "The minimum weekly benefit amount will be $76, and the maximum will be $619," Kegg said, adding the change will first apply to regular initial claims filed on or after Oct. 4, 2026.
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