Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA)

 

Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA) are a form of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) that is paid to an eligible adversely affected worker on a weekly basis after he/she exhausts entitlement to regular unemployment compensation, including state and federal extensions.

There are two types of TRA paid to adversely affected workers -- basic and additional.

Basic TRA is generally paid for a total of 26 weeks as workers are allowed to receive a total of 52 weeks minus their maximum entitlement to regular unemployment insurance on the parent unemployment insurance claim. Payment of Basic TRA occurs during a 104-week eligibility period to adversely affected workers who have exhausted their entitlement to regular unemployment insurance benefits, including extended benefits.

Additional TRA permits workers to receive up to 26 additional weeks of TRA payments to complete TAA approved training.