Residents should check their MiWAM account for updates. The state agency says the portal will contain a monetary redetermination letter, which explains the increase in payments.

Michigan increased its benefits for unemployed workers. Some will receive retroactive payments for changes enacted in January.

The State of Michigan is catching up on accounts that were eligible for higher unemployment benefits earlier this year.

Nearly 48,000 Michiganders are receiving $34 million in retroactive unemployment payments following a review, a release from the Michigan Labor and Economic Opportunity said.