UIPL_1-21.pdf

ETA Advisory File Text

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY SYSTEM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Washington D.C. 20210 CLASSIFICATION UI CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL OUI DUIO DATE October 1 2020 RESCISSIONS None EXPIRATION DATE Continuing ADVISORY TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 01-21 STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES FROM JOHN PALLASCH Assistant Secretary SUBJECT Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount October 1 December 31 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 October 1 December 31 2020 first quarter of Fiscal Year FY 2021 . 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 2021 from October 1 to December 31 2020 and the computation used to determine this amount. 5.Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office. 2 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 2020 I-1 ATTACHMENT I Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount October 1 2020 December 31 2020 STATES AWBA 50 AWBA CALCULATION MINIMUM WBA ROUNDED Alabama 246.75 123.37 124 Alaska 256.73 128.37 129 Arizona 238.98 119.49 120 Arkansas 233.53 116.77 117 California 310.74 155.37 156 Colorado 390.64 195.32 196 Connecticut 334.63 167.32 168 Delaware 261.74 130.87 131 District of Columbia 359.62 179.81 180 Florida 237.75 118.87 119 Georgia 270.35 135.18 136 Hawaii 476.99 238.50 239 Idaho 307.80 153.90 154 Illinois 356.65 178.32 179 Indiana 265.18 132.59 133 Iowa 354.05 177.03 178 Kansas 355.76 177.88 178 Kentucky 338.62 169.31 170 Louisiana 191.13 95.56 96 Maine 329.56 164.78 165 Maryland 328.84 164.42 165 Massachusetts 483.28 241.64 242 Michigan 320.54 160.27 161 Minnesota 401.77 200.88 201 Mississippi 195.62 97.81 98 Missouri 250.87 125.44 126 Montana 361.39 180.69 181 Nebraska 306.62 153.31 154 Nevada 357.57 178.78 179 New Hampshire 260.26 130.13 131 New Jersey 433.00 216.50 217 New Mexico 322.03 161.01 162 New York 352.98 176.49 177 North Carolina 231.63 115.81 116 North Dakota 427.29 213.64 214 Ohio 345.07 172.54 173 Oklahoma 354.07 177.04 178 Oregon 394.48 197.24 198 Pennsylvania 360.77 180.39 181 Puerto Rico 159.86 79.93 80 Rhode Island 331.07 165.54 166 South Carolina 247.58 123.79 124 South Dakota 299.07 149.53 150 Tennessee 226.30 113.15 114 Texas 372.03 186.02 187 Utah 365.06 182.53 183 Vermont 339.96 169.98 170 Virgin Islands 375.23 187.62 188 Virginia 269.09 134.54 135 Washington 465.29 232.65 233 West Virginia 272.95 136.48 137 Wisconsin 301.70 150.85 151 Wyoming 393.42 196.71 197 Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount AWBA for Total Unemployment 07 01 2019 through 06 30 2020 Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Unemployment Insurance