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Minimum disaster assistance amounts for late 2014
Summary ETA transmitted a state-by-state attachment showing 50 percent of the average weekly benefit amount, rounded to the minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance weekly benefit, for major disasters declared October through December 2014. State workforce agencies were asked to use those amounts when calculating benefits for that period. ETA now lists the advisory as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 23-14
Date issued
September 18, 2014
Status
Withdrawn
ETA's advisory listing marks this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24, although its PDF prints an expiration date of Continuing. The amounts applied to disasters declared October 1–December 31, 2014.
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
September 18, 2014
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 23-14
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: PORTIA WU /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: October 1 – December 31, 2014
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 first
quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2015.
2. Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) Utilization. As required by 20 CFR 625.6, the
attached listing sets forth the 50 percent of AWBA computation applicable for major
disasters declared during the first quarter of FY 2015, from October 1 through
December 31, 2014.
3. Action Requested. State Workforce Agency Administrators are requested to provide this
information to appropriate staff and ensure that the correct AWBA is utilized in determining
the weekly DUA amount.
4. Inquiries. Inquiries should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.
5. Attachment. Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: October 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
Attachment 1 (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2014/UIPL-23-14_Attachment_Acc.pdf)
ATTACHMENT
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: October 1, 2014–December 31, 2014
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUMWBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $208.92 $104.46 $105
Alaska $249.72 $124.86 $125
Arizona $221.56 $110.78 $111
Arkansas $288.77 $144.38 $145
California $301.99 $151.00 $151
Colorado $361.06 $180.53 $181
Connecticut $345.01 $172.51 $173
Delaware $246.24 $123.12 $124
District of Columbia $299.45 $149.72 $150
Florida $221.09 $110.54 $111
Georgia $268.22 $134.11 $135
Hawaii $423.84 $211.92 $212
Idaho $273.08 $136.54 $137
Illinois $325.97 $162.98 $163
Indiana $247.13 $123.57 $124
Iowa $342.64 $171.32 $172
Kansas $344.71 $172.36 $173
Kentucky $290.13 $145.07 $146
Louisiana $208.73 $104.36 $105
Maine $288.11 $144.05 $145
Maryland $328.21 $164.11 $165
Massachusetts $438.23 $219.11 $220
Michigan $290.74 $145.37 $146
Minnesota $384.16 $192.08 $193
Mississippi $194.58 $97.29 $98
Missouri $242.44 $121.22 $122
Montana $296.28 $148.14 $149
Nebraska $282.63 $141.32 $142
Nevada $308.57 $154.28 $155
New Hampshire $287.89 $143.95 $144
New Jersey $402.36 $201.18 $202
New Mexico $303.44 $151.72 $152
New York $307.19 $153.60 $154
North Carolina $256.05 $128.02 $129
North Dakota $415.97 $207.98 $208
Ohio $322.97 $161.49 $162
Oklahoma $303.36 $151.68 $152
Oregon $320.34 $160.17 $161
Pennsylvania $361.87 $180.93 $181
Puerto Rico $119.01 $59.51 $60
Rhode Island $344.89 $172.44 $173
South Carolina $250.02 $125.01 $126
South Dakota $284.39 $142.19 $143
Tennessee $228.64 $114.32 $115
Texas $348.77 $174.38 $175
Utah $350.22 $175.11 $176
Vermont $315.95 $157.97 $158
Virgin Islands $317.07 $158.53 $159
Virginia $298.90 $149.45 $150
Washington $393.76 $196.88 $197
West Virginia $275.24 $137.62 $138
Wisconsin $280.77 $140.38 $141
Wyoming $361.37 $180.68 $181
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 07/01/2013 through 06/30/2014
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment
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