UIPL 04-24.pdf

ETA Advisory File Text

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY SYSTEM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Washington D.C. 20210 CLASSIFICATION Unemployment Insurance CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL OUI DUIO DATE RESCISSIONS None EXPIRATION DATE Continuing ADVISORY TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 04-24 STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES FROM BRENT PARTON Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary SUBJECT Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount January 1 March 31 2024 1. Purpose. To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from January 1 March 31 2024 second quarter of Fiscal Year FY 202 4 . 2. Action Requested. State Workforce Agency Administrators should provide this informationto 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 second quarter of FY 2024 from January 1 March 31 2024 and the computation used to determine this amount. 5. Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office. December 19 2023 2 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 January 1 March 31 2024 Attachment I I-1 Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount January 1 March 31 2024 States AWBA 50 AWBA Calculation Minimum WBA Rounded Alabama 253.75 126.87 127 Alaska 287.66 143.83 144 Arizona 304.01 152.00 152 Arkansas 301.35 150.68 151 California 364.81 182.40 183 Colorado 567.32 283.66 284 Connecticut 466.08 233.04 234 Delaware 323.45 161.72 162 District of Columbia 400.75 200.37 201 Florida 258.74 129.37 130 Georgia 336.99 168.50 169 Hawaii 606.23 303.12 304 Idaho 425.61 212.81 213 Illinois 485.18 242.59 243 Indiana 318.35 159.17 160 Iowa 495.55 247.78 248 Kansas 438.41 219.20 220 Kentucky 440.24 220.12 221 Louisiana 242.23 121.12 122 Maine 439.49 219.74 220 Maryland 379.16 189.58 190 Massachusetts 668.64 334.32 335 Michigan 348.72 174.36 175 Minnesota 544.71 272.36 273 Mississippi 221.77 110.89 111 Missouri 283.61 141.81 142 Montana 488.72 244.36 245 Nebraska 414.87 207.44 208 Nevada 439.77 219.88 220 New Hampshire 357.29 178.64 179 New Jersey 567.20 283.60 284 New Mexico 415.05 207.52 208 New York 413.75 206.88 207 North Carolina 295.46 147.73 148 North Dakota 512.39 256.19 257 Ohio 452.85 226.42 227 Oklahoma 385.81 192.91 193 Oregon 530.28 265.14 266 Pennsylvania 445.33 222.66 223 Puerto Rico 206.79 103.39 104 Rhode Island 441.30 220.65 221 South Carolina 294.23 147.11 148 South Dakota 428.24 214.12 215 Tennessee 251.23 125.61 126 Texas 472.28 236.14 237 Utah 532.33 266.16 267 Vermont 489.37 244.68 245 Virgin Islands 444.25 222.13 223 Virginia 340.58 170.29 171 Washington 687.48 343.74 344 West Virginia 383.58 191.79 192 Wisconsin 338.42 169.21 170 Wyoming 453.10 226.55 227 Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount AWBA for Total Unemployment 10 01 2022 through 09 30 2023. Data supplied by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Unemployment Insurance.