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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance benefits for summer 2020
Summary ETA published state-by-state minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from July through September 2020. 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. 26-20
Date issued
June 25, 2020
Status
Active
ETA’s listing marks this letter Active, and its PDF prints “Rescissions: None” and “Expiration Date: Continuing.” Its state benefit amounts apply to disasters declared from July 1 through September 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
June 25, 2020
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 26-20
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JOHN PALLASCH
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount:
July 1 – September 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 July 1 –
September 30, 2020, (fourth quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020).
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 fourth quarter of FY 2020, from July 1 to
September 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: July 1 – September 30, 2020
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ATTACHMENT I
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: July 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINIMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $231.19 $115.59 $116
Alaska $269.76 $134.88 $135
Arizona $232.98 $116.49 $117
Arkansas $267.39 $133.69 $134
California $336.68 $168.34 $169
Colorado $453.85 $226.92 $227
Connecticut $409.21 $204.60 $205
Delaware $281.96 $140.98 $141
District of Columbia $360.85 $180.42 $181
Florida $251.60 $125.80 $126
Georgia $307.45 $153.73 $154
Hawaii $531.91 $265.95 $266
Idaho $343.02 $171.51 $172
Illinois $403.74 $201.87 $202
Indiana $297.96 $148.98 $149
Iowa $413.80 $206.90 $207
Kansas $389.44 $194.72 $195
Kentucky $370.96 $185.48 $186
Louisiana $214.54 $107.27 $108
Maine $349.96 $174.98 $175
Maryland $352.82 $176.41 $177
Massachusetts $543.45 $271.72 $272
Michigan $325.66 $162.83 $163
Minnesota $471.31 $235.66 $236
Mississippi $211.19 $105.60 $106
Missouri $266.79 $133.39 $134
Montana $386.11 $193.06 $194
Nebraska $349.76 $174.88 $175
Nevada $367.91 $183.96 $184
New Hampshire $330.76 $165.38 $166
New Jersey $462.44 $231.22 $232
New Mexico $345.93 $172.96 $173
New York $373.46 $186.73 $187
North Carolina $269.42 $134.71 $135
North Dakota $473.82 $236.91 $237
Ohio $378.72 $189.36 $190
Oklahoma $392.88 $196.44 $197
Oregon $419.00 $209.50 $210
Pennsylvania $396.95 $198.48 $199
Puerto Rico $152.38 $76.19 $77
Rhode Island $365.56 $182.78 $183
South Carolina $262.80 $131.40 $132
South Dakota $351.17 $175.58 $176
Tennessee $241.29 $120.65 $121
Texas $422.88 $211.44 $212
Utah $427.78 $213.89 $214
Vermont $385.43 $192.72 $193
Virgin Islands $406.88 $203.44 $204
Virginia $313.90 $156.95 $157
Washington $481.54 $240.77 $241
West Virginia $328.49 $164.24 $165
Wisconsin $324.83 $162.41 $163
Wyoming $407.43 $203.71 $204
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 04/01/2019 through 03/31/2020
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance
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