UIPL_21-21.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 June 21 2021ADVISORY TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 21-21 STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES FROM SUZAN G. LEVINE Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary SUBJECT Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount July 1 September 30 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 July 1 September 30 2021 fourth 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 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 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 2021 from July 1 to September 30 2021 and the computation used to determine this amount. 5.Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office. RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE None Continuing 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 July 1 September 30 2021 ATTACHMENT I Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount July 1 20 21 September 30 2021 STATES AWBA 50 AWBA CALCULATION MINI MUM WBA ROUNDED Alabama 254.33 127.17 128 Alaska 284.84 142.42 143 Arizona 237.89 118.94 119 Arkansas 227.01 113.51 114 California 292.87 146.44 147 Colorado 376.80 188.40 189 Connecticut 310.56 155.28 156 Delaware 249.72 124.86 125 District of Columbia 350.80 175.40 176 Florida 231.77 115.88 116 Georgia 261.64 130.82 131 Hawaii 451.92 225.96 226 Idaho 308.01 154.01 155 Illinois 333.03 166.51 167 Indiana 244.83 122.42 123 Iowa 350.92 175.46 176 Kansas 372.15 186.08 187 Kentucky 312.13 156.07 157 Louisiana 184.65 92.3 3 93 Maine 316.76 158.38 159 Maryland 322.63 161.31 162 Massachusetts 446.32 223.16 224 Michigan 315.21 157.61 158 Minnesota 390.13 195.06 196 Mississippi 189.81 94.91 95 Missouri 245.72 122.86 123 Montana 372.19 186.10 187 Nebraska 299.37 149.68 150 Nevada 357.01 178.50 179 New Hampshire 258.65 129.32 130 New Jersey 415.32 207.66 208 New Mexico 316.75 158.38 159 New York 342.78 171.39 172 North Carolina 225.53 112.77 113 North Dakota 439.94 21 9.97 220 Ohio 337.90 168.95 169 Oklahoma 332.53 166.26 167 Oregon 375.10 187.55 188 Pennsylvania 347.41 173.71 174 Puerto Rico 172.06 86.03 87 Rhode Island 330.14 165.07 166 South Carolina 235.75 117.88 118 South Dakota 300.0 0 150.00 150 Tennessee 215.67 107.83 108 Texas 367.10 183.55 184 Utah 366.91 183.46 184 Vermont 339.32 169.66 170 Virgin Islands 377.20 188.60 189 Virginia 266.53 133.27 134 Washington 442.91 221.46 222 West Virginia 248.37 124.19 125 Wisconsin 294.22 147.11 148 Wyoming 407.60 203.80 204 Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount AWBA f or Total Unemployment 04 01 2020 through 03 31 2021 Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Tra ining Administration Office of Unemployment Insurance I-1