This case is factually and procedurally indistinguishable from Almazan v. Florida Unemployment Appeals Com’n, 714 So.2d 1221 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998). On its authority, the order below denying benefits under section 443.231(5)(a),(b), Florida Statutes (1997) is reversed and the cause remanded with directions to grant the appellant the benefits claimed for the period from September 1, 1997, to February 1, 1998.