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Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance weekly benefit amounts, October–December 2025
Summary ETA gives state workforce agencies the minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from October 1 through December 31, 2025. States and territories use half their average weekly unemployment benefit, rounded as shown in the attachment, when a claimant's calculated amount is lower or cannot be established from wages or self-employment income. The letter asks administrators to share the amounts with staff who calculate benefits.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 16-25
Date issued
August 28, 2025
Status
Active
The letter states that it rescinds nothing and has a Continuing expiration designation. Its attached amounts apply only to major disasters declared October 1 through December 31, 2025.
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
August 28, 2025
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 16-25
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: LORI FRAZIER BEARDEN
Acting Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance Weekly Benefit Amount:
October 1 – December 31, 2025
1. Purpose. To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in
computing minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) amounts for all
major disasters declared from October 1 – December 31, 2025 (first quarter of Fiscal Year
(FY) 2026).
2. Action Requested. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) requests that State
Workforce Agency Administrators provide this information to appropriate staff and ensure
their state or territory uses 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 or territory’s AWBA for unemployment compensation (UC) or if the
individual has insufficient wages from employment or insufficient or no net income
from self-employment to establish a DUA weekly benefit amount, the state or territory
shall determine the minimum DUA weekly amount to equal 50 percent of the AWBA
of UC in the state.
b. Background –The Department is required to publish information on each state or
territory’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 or
territory applicable for major disasters declared during the first quarter of FY 2026, from
October 1 – December 31, 2025, and the computation used to determine this amount.
5. Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA Regional Office.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
6. References.
• 20 CFR 625.6(b); and
• Employment and Training (ET) Handbook 356, Chapter IV-3.
7. Attachment(s).
• Attachment I: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Attachment I
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: October 1 – December 31, 2025
50% AWBA Minimum WBA
State/Territory AWBA*
Calculation (Rounded)
Alabama $256.25 $128.12 $129.00
Alaska $304.27 $152.13 $153.00
Arizona $313.40 $156.70 $157.00
Arkansas $321.17 $160.58 $161.00
California $371.70 $185.85 $186.00
Colorado $630.25 $315.12 $316.00
Connecticut $495.51 $247.75 $248.00
Delaware $366.11 $183.06 $184.00
District of Columbia $412.72 $206.36 $207.00
Florida $265.00 $132.50 $133.00
Georgia $344.02 $172.01 $173.00
Hawaii $682.51 $341.26 $342.00
Idaho $472.96 $236.48 $237.00
Illinois $514.30 $257.15 $258.00
Indiana $326.77 $163.38 $164.00
Iowa $547.95 $273.97 $274.00
Kansas $517.36 $258.68 $259.00
Kentucky $505.54 $252.77 $253.00
Louisiana $250.56 $125.28 $126.00
Maine $485.18 $242.59 $243.00
Maryland $393.55 $196.77 $197.00
Massachusetts $719.33 $359.66 $360.00
Michigan $351.11 $175.56 $176.00
Minnesota $572.60 $286.30 $287.00
Mississippi $222.31 $111.16 $112.00
Missouri $293.02 $146.51 $147.00
Montana $492.86 $246.43 $247.00
Nebraska $461.41 $230.71 $231.00
Nevada $482.61 $241.31 $242.00
New Hampshire $376.22 $188.11 $189.00
New Jersey $603.05 $301.53 $302.00
New Mexico $459.76 $229.88 $230.00
New York $430.45 $215.23 $216.00
North Carolina $427.00 $213.50 $214.00
North Dakota $598.64 $299.32 $300.00
Ohio $489.46 $244.73 $245.00
Oklahoma $432.08 $216.04 $217.00
Oregon $575.91 $287.95 $288.00
Pennsylvania $476.49 $238.25 $239.00
Puerto Rico $218.91 $109.46 $110.00
Rhode Island $478.23 $239.11 $240.00
South Carolina $303.89 $151.95 $152.00
Attachment I
South Dakota $465.79 $232.90 $233.00
Tennessee $300.31 $150.15 $151.00
Texas $498.85 $249.43 $250.00
Utah $575.62 $287.81 $288.00
Vermont $556.21 $278.11 $279.00
Virgin Islands $451.76 $225.88 $226.00
Virginia $354.80 $177.40 $178.00
Washington $721.97 $360.98 $361.00
West Virginia $448.55 $224.27 $225.00
Wisconsin $345.82 $172.91 $173.00
Wyoming $504.09 $252.05 $253.00
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment July 1,
2024, through June 30, 2025.
Data supplied by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance.
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