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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance amounts for January–March 2024
Summary ETA published each state’s minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amount for major disasters declared from January 1 through March 31, 2024. State agencies were to use the attached figures when calculating minimum payments. The amounts apply to that declaration period even though the letter prints a Continuing expiration designation.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 04-24
Date issued
December 19, 2023
Status
Active
The letter states that it rescinds nothing and has a Continuing expiration designation. Its state benefit amounts apply only to disasters declared January 1 through March 31, 2024.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Unemployment Insurance
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OUI/DUIO
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
December 19, 2023
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 04-24
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: BRENT PARTON
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount:
January 1 – March 31, 2024
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, 2024 (second quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024).
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 minimum weekly DUA benefit 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 2024, from January 1
– March 31, 2024, 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; and
• Employment and Training (ET) Handbook 356, Chapter IV-3.
7. Attachment. Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: January 1 – March 31, 2024
Attachment I
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: January 1 – March 31, 2024
50% AWBA Minimum WBA
States AWBA*
Calculation (Rounded)
Alabama 253.75 126.87 127
Alaska 287.66 143.83 144
Arizona 304.01 152.00 152
Arkansas 301.35 150.68 151
California 364.81 182.40 183
Colorado 567.32 283.66 284
Connecticut 466.08 233.04 234
Delaware 323.45 161.72 162
District of Columbia 400.75 200.37 201
Florida 258.74 129.37 130
Georgia 336.99 168.50 169
Hawaii 606.23 303.12 304
Idaho 425.61 212.81 213
Illinois 485.18 242.59 243
Indiana 318.35 159.17 160
Iowa 495.55 247.78 248
Kansas 438.41 219.20 220
Kentucky 440.24 220.12 221
Louisiana 242.23 121.12 122
Maine 439.49 219.74 220
Maryland 379.16 189.58 190
Massachusetts 668.64 334.32 335
Michigan 348.72 174.36 175
Minnesota 544.71 272.36 273
Mississippi 221.77 110.89 111
Missouri 283.61 141.81 142
Montana 488.72 244.36 245
Nebraska 414.87 207.44 208
Nevada 439.77 219.88 220
New Hampshire 357.29 178.64 179
New Jersey 567.20 283.60 284
New Mexico 415.05 207.52 208
New York 413.75 206.88 207
North Carolina 295.46 147.73 148
North Dakota 512.39 256.19 257
Ohio 452.85 226.42 227
Oklahoma 385.81 192.91 193
Oregon 530.28 265.14 266
Pennsylvania 445.33 222.66 223
Puerto Rico 206.79 103.39 104
Rhode Island 441.30 220.65 221
South Carolina 294.23 147.11 148
South Dakota 428.24 214.12 215
Tennessee 251.23 125.61 126
Texas 472.28 236.14 237
Utah 532.33 266.16 267
Vermont 489.37 244.68 245
Virgin Islands 444.25 222.13 223
Virginia 340.58 170.29 171
Washington 687.48 343.74 344
West Virginia 383.58 191.79 192
Wisconsin 338.42 169.21 170
Wyoming 453.10 226.55 227
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 10/01/2022 through 09/30/2023.
Data supplied by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of
Unemployment Insurance.
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