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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance for spring 2019
Summary ETA published state-by-state minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from April through June 2019. 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. 10-19
Date issued
March 29, 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 April 1 through June 30, 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
March 29, 2019
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 10-19
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: MOLLY E. CONWAY /s/
Acting Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount:
April 1 – June 30, 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 third
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 third quarter of FY 2019, from April 1 to
June 30, 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: April 1 – June 30, 2019
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Attachment I (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2019/UIPL_10-19_Attachment_I.pdf)
ATTACHMENT I
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: April 1, 2019–June 30, 2019
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $222.76 $111.38 $112
Alaska $264.69 $132.35 $133
Arizona $230.66 $115.33 $116
Arkansas $265.65 $132.82 $133
California $328.83 $164.42 $165
Colorado $430.33 $215.17 $216
Connecticut $392.07 $196.03 $197
Delaware $260.53 $130.26 $131
District of Columbia $351.91 $175.96 $176
Florida $247.61 $123.81 $124
Georgia $291.27 $145.63 $146
Hawaii $508.08 $254.04 $255
Idaho $321.71 $160.86 $161
Illinois $381.91 $190.95 $191
Indiana $294.01 $147.00 $147
Iowa $398.51 $199.25 $200
Kansas $377.57 $188.79 $189
Kentucky $340.90 $170.45 $171
Louisiana $212.49 $106.24 $107
Maine $334.69 $167.35 $168
Maryland $348.25 $174.13 $175
Massachusetts $519.94 $259.97 $260
Michigan $309.08 $154.54 $155
Minnesota $457.23 $228.61 $229
Mississippi $207.98 $103.99 $104
Missouri $265.18 $132.59 $133
Montana $345.45 $172.72 $173
Nebraska $336.02 $168.01 $169
Nevada $349.78 $174.89 $175
New Hampshire $333.96 $166.98 $167
New Jersey $451.25 $225.62 $226
New Mexico $332.43 $166.22 $167
New York $344.01 $172.01 $173
North Carolina $257.52 $128.76 $129
North Dakota $463.07 $231.53 $232
Ohio $372.85 $186.42 $187
Oklahoma $364.16 $182.08 $183
Oregon $396.58 $198.29 $199
Pennsylvania $379.25 $189.62 $190
Puerto Rico $118.31 $59.15 $60
Rhode Island $356.60 $178.30 $179
South Carolina $256.53 $128.26 $129
South Dakota $336.99 $168.50 $169
Tennessee $231.98 $115.99 $116
Texas $401.37 $200.69 $201
Utah $410.08 $205.04 $206
Vermont $364.09 $182.04 $183
Virgin Islands $313.09 $156.54 $157
Virginia $310.06 $155.03 $156
Washington $467.14 $233.57 $234
West Virginia $290.86 $145.43 $146
Wisconsin $320.70 $160.35 $161
Wyoming $372.82 $186.41 $187
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 01/01/2018 through 12/31/2018
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance
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