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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance for early 2019
Summary ETA published state-by-state minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from January through March 2019. For disasters declared in that period, states were instructed to use the listed minimum when a claimant’s calculated weekly benefit was lower. The quarter is historical even though ETA’s listing still says Active.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 03-19
Date issued
December 19, 2018
Status
Active
ETA’s listing marks this letter Active, and its accessible PDF prints “Rescissions: None” and “Expiration Date: Continuing.” Its attached amounts apply to disasters declared from January 1 through March 31, 2019.
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
December 19, 2018
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 03-19
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: MOLLY E. CONWAY /s/
Acting Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount:
January 1 – March 31, 2019
1. Purpose. To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in
computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the second
quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2019.
2. Action Requested. State Workforce Agency Administrators should provide this information
to appropriate staff and ensure that the correct Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) is
utilized 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 second quarter of FY 2019, from January 1
to March 31, 2019, 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(s). Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: January 1 – March 31, 2019
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Attachment Attachment (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2018/UIPL_3-19_Attachment.pdf)
ATTACHMENT I
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: January 1, 2019–March 31, 2019
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $222.00 $111.00 $111
Alaska $266.14 $133.07 $134
Arizona $230.22 $115.11 $116
Arkansas $267.89 $133.94 $134
California $327.57 $163.79 $164
Colorado $427.81 $213.90 $214
Connecticut $392.24 $196.12 $197
Delaware $260.50 $130.25 $131
District of Columbia $350.39 $175.20 $176
Florida $247.40 $123.70 $124
Georgia $289.87 $144.94 $145
Hawaii $504.94 $252.47 $253
Idaho $319.80 $159.90 $160
Illinois $380.14 $190.07 $191
Indiana $291.94 $145.97 $146
Iowa $397.74 $198.87 $199
Kansas $378.69 $189.35 $190
Kentucky $339.75 $169.88 $170
Louisiana $212.28 $106.14 $107
Maine $330.61 $165.30 $166
Maryland $347.51 $173.75 $174
Massachusetts $514.92 $257.46 $258
Michigan $307.67 $153.83 $154
Minnesota $455.30 $227.65 $228
Mississippi $207.37 $103.68 $104
Missouri $265.11 $132.56 $133
Montana $345.66 $172.83 $173
Nebraska $334.41 $167.20 $168
Nevada $347.25 $173.63 $174
New Hampshire $333.71 $166.86 $167
New Jersey $449.23 $224.61 $225
New Mexico $332.37 $166.18 $167
New York $342.11 $171.06 $172
North Carolina $258.43 $129.21 $130
North Dakota $467.45 $233.73 $234
Ohio $371.56 $185.78 $186
Oklahoma $362.94 $181.47 $182
Oregon $393.99 $196.99 $197
Pennsylvania $378.71 $189.36 $190
Puerto Rico $118.26 $59.13 $60
Rhode Island $356.64 $178.32 $179
South Carolina $258.68 $129.34 $130
South Dakota $334.83 $167.42 $168
Tennessee $237.41 $118.70 $119
Texas $398.16 $199.08 $200
Utah $404.28 $202.14 $203
Vermont $361.11 $180.55 $181
Virgin Islands $303.46 $151.73 $152
Virginia $309.77 $154.88 $155
Washington $476.50 $238.25 $239
West Virginia $288.30 $144.15 $145
Wisconsin $320.03 $160.02 $161
Wyoming $370.95 $185.48 $186
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 10/01/2017 through 09/30/2018
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance
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