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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance benefits for spring 2020
Summary ETA published state-by-state minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from April through June 2020. The figures set a floor when a claimant's calculated amount is lower or wages or income are insufficient; they apply to disasters declared during 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. 11-20
Date issued
March 19, 2020
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, 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
March 19, 2020
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 11-20
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JOHN PALLASCH /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount:
April 1 – June 30, 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 April 1 –
June 30, 2020, (third 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 third quarter of FY 2020, from April 1 to
June 30, 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(s). Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: April 1 – June 30, 2020
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Attachment Attachment (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2020/UIPL_11-20_Attachment.pdf)
ATTACHMENT I
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: April 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINIMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $226.56 $113.28 $114
Alaska $267.05 $133.52 $134
Arizona $232.62 $116.31 $117
Arkansas $265.31 $132.66 $133
California $334.84 $167.42 $168
Colorado $449.23 $224.62 $225
Connecticut $398.64 $199.32 $200
Delaware $272.12 $136.06 $137
District of Columbia $358.79 $179.40 $180
Florida $250.97 $125.48 $126
Georgia $303.17 $151.59 $152
Hawaii $528.80 $264.40 $265
Idaho $339.30 $169.65 $170
Illinois $398.69 $199.35 $200
Indiana $297.29 $148.65 $149
Iowa $410.17 $205.09 $206
Kansas $385.81 $192.90 $193
Kentucky $359.56 $179.78 $180
Louisiana $214.70 $107.35 $108
Maine $345.08 $172.54 $173
Maryland $351.94 $175.97 $176
Massachusetts $535.73 $267.87 $268
Michigan $322.89 $161.44 $162
Minnesota $469.42 $234.71 $235
Mississippi $211.24 $105.62 $106
Missouri $265.97 $132.98 $133
Montana $378.21 $189.11 $190
Nebraska $347.67 $173.84 $174
Nevada $364.20 $182.10 $183
New Hampshire $334.52 $167.26 $168
New Jersey $460.71 $230.35 $231
New Mexico $341.31 $170.66 $171
New York $363.24 $181.62 $182
North Carolina $267.51 $133.76 $134
North Dakota $460.82 $230.41 $231
Ohio $377.84 $188.92 $189
Oklahoma $386.15 $193.07 $194
Oregon $413.86 $206.93 $207
Pennsylvania $393.94 $196.97 $197
Puerto Rico $143.02 $71.51 $72
Rhode Island $367.82 $183.91 $184
South Carolina $262.56 $131.28 $132
South Dakota $345.60 $172.80 $173
Tennessee $240.17 $120.08 $121
Texas $417.86 $208.93 $209
Utah $424.48 $212.24 $213
Vermont $381.54 $190.77 $191
Virgin Islands $385.38 $192.69 $193
Virginia $315.42 $157.71 $158
Washington $476.33 $238.17 $239
West Virginia $323.72 $161.86 $162
Wisconsin $325.10 $162.55 $163
Wyoming $395.33 $197.67 $198
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 01/01/2019 through 12/31/2019
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance
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