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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance benefits for late 2020
Summary ETA published state-by-state minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from October through December 2020. States were instructed to use these amounts when calculating eligible claimants’ weekly benefits for that quarter. The quarter is historical even though ETA still lists the advisory as Active.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 01-21
Date issued
October 1, 2020
Status
Active
ETA’s listing marks this letter Active, and its PDF prints “Rescissions: None” and “Expiration Date: Continuing.” The attached amounts apply to major disasters declared from October 1 through December 31, 2020.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION UI
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OUI/DUIO
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
October 1, 2020
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 01-21
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JOHN PALLASCH
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount:
October 1 – December 31, 2020
1. Purpose. To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in
computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from October 1 –
December 31, 2020 (first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021).
2. Action Requested. State Workforce Agency Administrators should provide this information
to appropriate staff and ensure utilization of the correct Average Weekly Benefit Amount
(AWBA) in determining the weekly DUA amount.
3. Summary and Background.
a. Summary – If an individual’s DUA weekly benefit amount is less than 50 percent of
the state’s average weekly payment of unemployment compensation (UC) or if the
individual has insufficient wages from employment or insufficient or no net income
from self-employment, the state shall determine the DUA weekly amount to equal 50
percent of the average weekly payment of UC in the state.
b. Background –The Department is required to publish information on each state’s
minimum DUA weekly benefit amount quarterly (see 20 CFR 625.6(b)).
4. Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount.
The attached listing sets forth the minimum DUA weekly benefit amount for each state
applicable for major disasters declared during the first quarter of FY 2021, from October 1 to
December 31, 2020, and the computation used to determine this amount.
5. Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
6. References.
20 CFR 625.6
Employment and Training (ET) Handbook 356, Chapter IV-3
7. Attachment. Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: October 1 – December 31, 2020
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ATTACHMENT I
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: October 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINIMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $246.75 $123.37 $124
Alaska $256.73 $128.37 $129
Arizona $238.98 $119.49 $120
Arkansas $233.53 $116.77 $117
California $310.74 $155.37 $156
Colorado $390.64 $195.32 $196
Connecticut $334.63 $167.32 $168
Delaware $261.74 $130.87 $131
District of Columbia $359.62 $179.81 $180
Florida $237.75 $118.87 $119
Georgia $270.35 $135.18 $136
Hawaii $476.99 $238.50 $239
Idaho $307.80 $153.90 $154
Illinois $356.65 $178.32 $179
Indiana $265.18 $132.59 $133
Iowa $354.05 $177.03 $178
Kansas $355.76 $177.88 $178
Kentucky $338.62 $169.31 $170
Louisiana $191.13 $95.56 $96
Maine $329.56 $164.78 $165
Maryland $328.84 $164.42 $165
Massachusetts $483.28 $241.64 $242
Michigan $320.54 $160.27 $161
Minnesota $401.77 $200.88 $201
Mississippi $195.62 $97.81 $98
Missouri $250.87 $125.44 $126
Montana $361.39 $180.69 $181
Nebraska $306.62 $153.31 $154
Nevada $357.57 $178.78 $179
New Hampshire $260.26 $130.13 $131
New Jersey $433.00 $216.50 $217
New Mexico $322.03 $161.01 $162
New York $352.98 $176.49 $177
North Carolina $231.63 $115.81 $116
North Dakota $427.29 $213.64 $214
Ohio $345.07 $172.54 $173
Oklahoma $354.07 $177.04 $178
Oregon $394.48 $197.24 $198
Pennsylvania $360.77 $180.39 $181
Puerto Rico $159.86 $79.93 $80
Rhode Island $331.07 $165.54 $166
South Carolina $247.58 $123.79 $124
South Dakota $299.07 $149.53 $150
Tennessee $226.30 $113.15 $114
Texas $372.03 $186.02 $187
Utah $365.06 $182.53 $183
Vermont $339.96 $169.98 $170
Virgin Islands $375.23 $187.62 $188
Virginia $269.09 $134.54 $135
Washington $465.29 $232.65 $233
West Virginia $272.95 $136.48 $137
Wisconsin $301.70 $150.85 $151
Wyoming $393.42 $196.71 $197
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 07/01/2019 through 06/30/2020
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance
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