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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance for January to March 2021
Summary ETA gave state unemployment agencies a table of minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from January 1 through March 31, 2021. The amounts use half of each state’s average weekly unemployment payment, with rounded minimums in the attachment. The table concerns that historical quarter.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 6-21
Date issued
December 10, 2020
Status
Active
ETA’s listing marks this letter Active, and its PDF prints “Rescissions: None” and “Expiration Date: Continuing.” Its attached amounts apply only to disasters declared January 1 through March 31, 2021.
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 10, 2020
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 6-21
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JOHN PALLASCH
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount:
January 1 – March 31, 2021
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, 2021 (second 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 second quarter of FY 2021, from January 1
to March 31, 2021, 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, 2021
ATTACHMENT I
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: January 1, 2021 – March 31, 2021
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINIMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $250.08 $125.04 $126
Alaska $277.22 $138.61 $139
Arizona $238.39 $119.19 $120
Arkansas $229.97 $114.98 $115
California $297.02 $148.51 $149
Colorado $381.14 $190.57 $191
Connecticut $316.07 $158.03 $159
Delaware $252.92 $126.46 $127
District of Columbia $354.11 $177.05 $178
Florida $233.01 $116.51 $117
Georgia $263.50 $131.75 $132
Hawaii $461.05 $230.52 $231
Idaho $306.09 $153.04 $154
Illinois $338.24 $169.12 $170
Indiana $250.44 $125.22 $126
Iowa $384.32 $174.16 $175
Kansas $351.38 $175.69 $176
Kentucky $319.34 $159.67 $160
Louisiana $186.02 $93.01 $94
Maine $318.67 $159.33 $160
Maryland $320.32 $160.16 $161
Massachusetts $449.49 $224.75 $225
Michigan $321.33 $160.66 $161
Minnesota $391.54 $195.77 $196
Mississippi $190.84 $95.42 $96
Missouri $247.22 $123.61 $124
Montana $357.38 $178.69 $179
Nebraska $296.69 $148.34 $149
Nevada $355.52 $177.76 $178
New Hampshire $258.78 $129.39 $130
New Jersey $420.36 $210.18 $211
New Mexico $318.64 $159.32 $160
New York $344.66 $172.33 $173
North Carolina $227.23 $113.61 $114
North Dakota $435.41 $217.71 $218
Ohio $337.41 $168.71 $169
Oklahoma $342.93 $171.47 $172
Oregon $379.99 $190.00 $190
Pennsylvania $350.29 $175.14 $176
Puerto Rico $169.73 $84.92 $85
Rhode Island $324.80 $162.40 $163
South Carolina $240.15 $120.08 $121
South Dakota $296.30 $148.15 $149
Tennessee $217.19 $108.60 $109
Texas $364.99 $182.49 $183
Utah $362.43 $181.21 $182
Vermont $337.67 $168.84 $169
Virgin Islands $369.26 $184.63 $185
Virginia $266.49 $133.24 $134
Washington $446.90 $223.45 $224
West Virginia $259.33 $129.66 $130
Wisconsin $296.57 $148.28 $149
Wyoming $401.46 $200.73 $201
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance
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