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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance for early 2020
Summary ETA published state-by-state minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from January through March 2020. States were instructed to use the attached figures when calculating eligible claimants’ weekly benefits for that quarter. 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. 3-20
Date issued
December 12, 2019
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, 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
December 12, 2019
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 3-20
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JOHN PALLASCH /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount:
January 1 – March 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 January 1 –
March 31, 2020, (second quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020).
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 2020, from January 1
to March 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: January 1 – March 31, 2020
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Attachment 1 (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2019/UIPL_03-20_Attachment-1_Acc.pdf)
ATTACHMENT I
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINIMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $225.92 $112.96 $113
Alaska $265.11 $132.55 $133
Arizona $232.17 $116.08 $117
Arkansas $262.99 $131.50 $132
California $333.34 $166.67 $167
Colorado $444.56 $222.28 $223
Connecticut $394.78 $197.39 $198
Delaware $265.51 $132.76 $133
District of Columbia $356.32 $178.16 $179
Florida $249.69 $124.85 $125
Georgia $297.17 $148.58 $149
Hawaii $525.26 $262.63 $263
Idaho $335.75 $167.87 $168
Illinois $394.37 $197.18 $198
Indiana $296.68 $148.34 $149
Iowa $405.92 $202.96 $203
Kansas $382.57 $191.29 $192
Kentucky $351.46 $175.73 $176
Louisiana $213.67 $106.83 $107
Maine $342.99 $171.49 $172
Maryland $351.04 $175.52 $176
Massachusetts $533.21 $266.60 $267
Michigan $318.56 $159.28 $160
Minnesota $466.06 $233.03 $234
Mississippi $210.77 $105.38 $106
Missouri $265.15 $132.58 $133
Montana $366.70 $183.35 $184
Nebraska $344.85 $172.42 $173
Nevada $360.54 $180.27 $181
New Hampshire $334.10 $167.05 $168
New Jersey $458.49 $229.25 $230
New Mexico $337.59 $168.80 $169
New York $355.32 $177.66 $178
North Carolina $263.68 $131.84 $132
North Dakota $454.27 $227.14 $228
Ohio $376.34 $188.17 $189
Oklahoma $377.14 $188.57 $189
Oregon $408.96 $204.48 $205
Pennsylvania $389.80 $194.90 $195
Puerto Rico $131.49 $65.75 $66
Rhode Island $365.10 $182.55 $183
South Carolina $260.14 $130.07 $131
South Dakota $343.93 $171.96 $172
Tennessee $239.18 $119.59 $120
Texas $412.94 $206.47 $207
Utah $421.50 $210.75 $211
Vermont $378.48 $189.24 $190
Virgin Islands $373.52 $186.76 $187
Virginia $314.03 $157.02 $158
Washington $468.94 $234.47 $235
West Virginia $314.94 $157.47 $158
Wisconsin $324.34 $162.17 $163
Wyoming $385.93 $192.97 $193
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 10/01/2018 through 9/30/2019
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance
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