ILLINOIS U.I. ACT Section 401
A-27 (12/11)
With respect to any week beginning on or after January 1, 1991 and before January 1, 1992, an individual to whom
benefits are payable with respect to any week shall, in addition to the benefits, be paid, with respect to such week, as
follows: in the case of an individual with a nonworking spouse, 8.3% of his prior average weekly wage, rounded (if
not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar, provided, that the total amount payable to the
individual with respect to a week shall not exceed 57.3% of the statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not
already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar; and in the case of an individual with a dependent child or
dependent children, 15.3% of his prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the
next higher dollar, provided that the total amount payable to the individual with respect to a week shall not exceed
64.3% of the statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher
dollar.
With respect to any week beginning on or after January 3, 1993, during a benefit year beginning before January 4,
2004, an individual to whom benefits are payable with respect to any week shall, in addition to those benefits, be
paid, with respect to such week, as follows: in the case of an individual with a nonworking spouse, 9% of his prior
average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar, provided, that the
total amount payable to the individual with respect to a week shall not exceed 58.5% of the statewide average
weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar; and in the case of an
individual with a dependent child or dependent children, 16% of his prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not
already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar, provided that the total amount payable to the individual
with respect to a week shall not exceed 65.5% of the statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a
multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar.
With respect to any benefit year beginning on or after January 4, 2004 and before January 6, 2008, an individual to
whom benefits are payable with respect to any week shall, in addition to those benefits, be paid, with respect to such
week, as follows: in the case of an individual with a nonworking spouse, 9% of his or her prior average weekly
wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar, provided, that the total amount
payable to the individual with respect to a week shall not exceed 57% of the statewide average weekly wage,
rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar; and in the case of an individual with a
dependent child or dependent children, 17.2% of his or her prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a
multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar, provided that the total amount payable to the individual with respect
to a week shall not exceed 65.2% of the statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one
dollar) to the next higher dollar.
With respect to any benefit year beginning on or after January 6, 2008 and before January 1, 2010, an individual to
whom benefits are payable with respect to any week shall, in addition to those benefits, be paid, with respect to such
week, as follows: in the case of an individual with a nonworking spouse, 9% of his or her prior average weekly
wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar, provided, that the total amount
payable to the individual with respect to a week shall not exceed 56% of the statewide average weekly wage,
rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar; and in the case of an individual with a
dependent child or dependent children, 18.2% of his or her prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a
multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar, provided that the total amount payable to the individual with respect
to a week shall not exceed 65.2% of the statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one
dollar) to the next higher dollar.
The additional amount paid pursuant to this subsection in the case of an individual with a dependent child or
dependent children shall be referred to as the "dependent child allowance", and the percentage rate by which an
individual's prior average weekly wage is multiplied pursuant to this subsection to calculate the dependent child
allowance shall be referred to as the "dependent child allowance rate".
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, with respect to any benefit year beginning on or after January 1, 2010,
an individual to whom benefits are payable with respect to any week shall, in addition to those benefits, be paid,
with respect to such week, as follows: in the case of an individual with a nonworking spouse, the greater of (i) 9% of
his or her prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar, or
(ii) $15, provided that the total amount payable to the individual with respect to a week shall not exceed 56% of the
statewide average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar; and in the
case of an individual with a dependent child or dependent children, the greater of (i) the product of the dependent
child allowance rate multiplied by his or her prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a multiple of one
dollar) to the next higher dollar, or (ii) the lesser of $50 or 50% of his or her weekly benefit amount, rounded (if not
already a multiple of one dollar) to the next higher dollar, provided that the total amount payable to the individual
