Your Florida Notice of Monetary Determination, Explained
Also called: Notice of Monetary Determination
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
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What this notice usually means
FloridaCommerce sends this letter after you apply for Reemployment Assistance. It is called the Notice of Monetary Determination. It says if you earned enough wages to be monetarily eligible. This is based on your base period. Your base period is 12 months. It is the first four of your last five completed quarters. The letter lists your Weekly Benefit Amount. That is the money you could get each week. It also lists your Maximum Benefit Amount for the year. FloridaCommerce looks only at your wage records here, not why a job ended.
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“The Notice of Monetary Determination is a notification letter sent to you after you apply for Reemployment Assistance that will tell you if you are monetarily eligible for benefits.”
“A 12-month period of time used to measure any wages you earned from an employer. It is the first four quarters of the previous five completed calendar quarters before you filed your claim.”
“You MUST have earned at least $3,400 during the base period, 2. You MUST have a minimum of two quarters of wages, and 3. Your total base period wages MUST be more than 1.5 x the highest wage quarter.”
“Your Weekly Benefit Amount (WBA), which is the amount of money you can get each week.”
What to do now
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Check the wages and quarters listed
Your letter lists the wages FloridaCommerce used. Check each base period quarter. Compare them to your own pay records.
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Find your Weekly and Maximum Benefit Amount
The letter states your Weekly Benefit Amount. It also states your Maximum Benefit Amount for the year. Both come straight from the wages on file.
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Report an error within 20 days
Contact FloridaCommerce if a wage or quarter looks wrong. File an appeal within the deadline on your letter. The date on your own notice is what counts, not a general timeline.
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Call FloridaCommerce or get free help
Use the Reemployment Assistance Help Center for questions. Or call the number on your letter. Free help is also open at local legal aid offices.
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Deadline
FloridaCommerce gives you 20 calendar days to appeal. The clock starts on the date of your determination. This is called the distributed date. If the 20th day falls on a weekend or holiday, you get the next business day instead. Your own letter has the real distributed date.
“All requests for appeal hearings must be filed within 20 calendar days after the date of the determination (the “distributed date”). If the 20th day is on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the last day you can file the appeal is the next business day”
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Sources
- FloridaCommerce (Florida Department of Commerce), Reemployment AssistanceRetrieved 2026-07-18
- FloridaCommerce (Florida Department of Commerce), Reemployment AssistanceRetrieved 2026-07-18
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
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