UIPL 15-23.pdf

ETA Advisory File Text

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY SYSTEM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Washington D.C. 20210 C LASSIFICATION UI C ORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL OUI DUIO DATE September 19 2023 RESCISSIONS None EXP IRAT ION DATE Continuing ADVISORY TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 15-23 STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES FROM BRENT PARTON Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary SUBJECT Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount October 1 December 31 2023 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 2023 first quarter of Fiscal Year FY 2024 . 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 first quarter of FY 2024 from October 1 December 31 2023 and the computation used to determine this amount. 5. Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office. 6. References. 20 CFR 625.6 and Employment and Training ET Handbook 356 Chapter IV-3. 7. Attachment. Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount October 1 December 31 2023 2 Attachment I Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount October 1 December 31 2023 States AWBA 50 AWBA Calculation Minimum WBA Rounded Alabama 251.78 125.89 126 Alaska 286.80 143.40 144 Arizona 289.61 144.80 145 Arkansas 292.04 146.02 147 California 358.84 179.42 180 Colorado 543.80 271.90 272 Connecticut 454.39 227.19 228 Delaware 312.25 156.13 157 District of Columbia 398.63 199.32 200 Florida 256.67 128.34 129 Georgia 331.34 165.67 166 Hawaii 582.72 291.36 292 Idaho 418.06 209.03 210 Illinois 474.11 237.06 238 Indiana 313.81 156.90 157 Iowa 491.12 245.56 246 Kansas 434.64 217.32 218 Kentucky 423.19 211.60 212 Louisiana 237.90 118.95 119 Maine 431.86 215.93 216 Maryland 375.12 187.56 188 Massachusetts 650.18 325.09 326 Michigan 350.81 175.41 176 Minnesota 552.01 276.01 277 Mississippi 220.44 110.22 111 Missouri 280.11 140.05 141 Montana 481.35 240.67 241 Nebraska 404.29 202.15 203 Nevada 429.48 214.74 215 New Hampshire 349.77 174.89 175 New Jersey 559.70 279.85 280 New Mexico 406.18 203.09 204 New York 406.99 203.49 204 North Carolina 290.69 145.35 146 North Dakota 507.48 253.74 254 Ohio 446.48 223.24 224 Oklahoma 377.57 188.78 189 Oregon 514.39 257.19 258 Pennsylvania 441.35 220.68 221 Puerto Rico 204.37 102.19 103 Rhode Island 434.06 217.03 218 South Carolina 291.14 145.57 146 South Dakota 425.13 212.57 213 Tennessee 247.96 123.98 124 Texas 463.95 231.98 232 Utah 520.89 260.44 261 Vermont 479.90 239.95 240 Virgin Islands Virginia 340.83 170.41 171 Washington 663.21 331.61 332 West Virginia 364.73 182.36 183 Wisconsin 335.69 167.84 168 Wyoming 447.98 223.99 224 Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount AWBA for Total Unemployment 07 01 2022 through 06 30 2023. Data supplied by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Unemployment Insurance. Sufficient data to calculate AWBA unavailable at this time.