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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance for October to December 2021
Summary ETA gave state unemployment agencies a table of minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from October 1 through December 31, 2021. The figures use half of each state's average weekly unemployment payment, with the rounded minimum shown in the attachment. These figures concern that historical quarter.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 26-21
Date issued
September 24, 2021
Status
Active
ETA’s listing marks this letter Active, and its PDF prints “Rescissions: None” and “Expiration Date: Continuing.” The attached benefit amounts apply only to disasters declared October 1 through December 31, 2021.
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
September 24, 2021
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 26-21
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: LENITA JACOBS-SIMMONS
Acting Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount:
October 1 – December 31, 2021
1. Purpose. To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in
computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from October 1 –
December 31, 2021, (first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2022).
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 first quarter of FY 2022, from October 1 to
December 31, 2021, 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. Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount:
October 1 – December 31, 2021
ATTACHMENT I
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: October 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINIMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $260.69 $130.34 $ 131
Alaska $302.30 $151.15 $ 152
Arizona $236.52 $118.26 $ 119
Arkansas $233.67 $116.84 $ 117
California $290.60 $145.30 $ 146
Colorado $377.96 $188.98 $ 189
Connecticut $319.12 $159.56 $ 160
Delaware $250.70 $125.35 $ 126
District of Columbia $347.88 $173.94 $ 174
Florida $229.09 $114.54 $ 115
Georgia $260.14 $130.07 $ 131
Hawaii $445.70 $222.85 $ 223
Idaho $330.95 $165.47 $ 166
Illinois $336.84 $168.42 $ 169
Indiana $234.44 $117.22 $ 118
Iowa $379.11 $189.55 $ 190
Kansas $389.65 $194.83 $ 195
Kentucky $300.07 $150.03 $ 151
Louisiana $182.25 $ 91.12 $ 92
Maine $312.05 $156.03 $ 157
Maryland $324.12 $162.06 $ 163
Massachusetts $441.24 $220.62 $ 221
Michigan $312.59 $156.30 $ 157
Minnesota $404.76 $202.38 $ 203
Mississippi $187.15 $ 93.57 $ 94
Missouri $247.81 $123.90 $ 124
Montana $407.34 $203.67 $ 204
Nebraska $310.21 $155.10 $ 156
Nevada $363.50 $181.75 $ 182
New Hampshire $270.96 $135.48 $ 136
New Jersey $422.10 $211.05 $ 212
New Mexico $320.32 $160.16 $ 161
New York $341.85 $170.92 $ 171
North Carolina $230.20 $115.10 $ 116
North Dakota $467.67 $233.84 $ 234
Ohio $345.13 $172.57 $ 173
Oklahoma $321.08 $160.54 $ 161
Oregon $371.37 $185.69 $ 186
Pennsylvania $353.12 $176.56 $ 177
Puerto Rico $182.21 $ 91.10 $ 92
Rhode Island $350.17 $175.08 $ 176
South Carolina $227.69 $113.85 $ 114
South Dakota $322.01 $161.00 $ 161
Tennessee $212.75 $106.38 $ 107
Texas $379.08 $189.54 $ 190
Utah $391.95 $195.98 $ 196
Vermont $352.34 $176.17 $ 177
Virgin Islands $390.05 $195.03 $ 196
Virginia $273.83 $136.91 $ 137
Washington $434.68 $217.34 $ 218
West Virginia $253.06 $126.53 $ 127
Wisconsin $296.02 $148.01 $ 149
Wyoming $424.54 $212.27 $ 213
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 07/01/2020 through 06/30/2021
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance
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