UIPL 06-26.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 December 30 2025 RESCISSIONS None EXPIRATION DATE Continuing ADVISORY TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 06-26 STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES FROM LORI FRAZIER BEARDEN Acting Assistant Secretary SUBJECT Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance Weekly Benefit Amount January 1 March 31 2026 1.Purpose. To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from January 1 March 31 2026 second quarter of Fiscal Year FY 2026 . 2.Action Requested. The Employment and Training Administration ETA requests that State Workforce Agency Administrators provide this information to appropriate staff and ensure their state uses 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 AWBA for unemployment compensation UC or if the individual has insufficient wages from employment or insufficient or no net income from self- employment to establish a DUA weekly benefit amount the state shall determine the minimum DUA weekly amount to equal 50 percent of the AWBA 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 2026 from January 1 March 31 2026 and the computation used to determine this amount. 5.Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA Regional Office. 2 6. References. 20 C.F.R. Part 625 and Employment and Training ET Handbook 356 Chapter IV-3. 7. Attachment s . Attachment I Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount January 1 March 31 2026. Attachment I I-1 Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount January 1 March 31 2026 States AWBA 50 AWBA Calculation Minimum WBA Rounded Alabama 257.47 128.73 129.00 Alaska 305.88 152.94 153.00 Arizona 313.94 156.97 157.00 Arkansas 326.05 163.03 164.00 California 372.69 186.35 187.00 Colorado 634.73 317.37 318.00 Connecticut 499.92 249.96 250.00 Delaware 367.42 183.71 184.00 District of Columbia 415.65 207.82 208.00 Florida 265.50 132.75 133.00 Georgia 344.47 172.24 173.00 Hawaii 690.10 345.05 346.00 Idaho 477.29 238.65 239.00 Illinois 515.84 257.92 258.00 Indiana 326.64 163.32 164.00 Iowa 548.81 274.41 275.00 Kansas 523.38 261.69 262.00 Kentucky 509.26 254.63 255.00 Louisiana 248.96 124.48 125.00 Maine 491.84 245.92 246.00 Maryland 395.21 197.61 198.00 Massachusetts 723.12 361.56 362.00 Michigan 376.44 188.22 189.00 Minnesota 576.74 288.37 289.00 Mississippi 222.66 111.33 112.00 Missouri 294.07 147.04 148.00 Montana 496.40 248.20 249.00 Nebraska 465.37 232.69 233.00 Nevada 486.40 243.20 244.00 New Hampshire 377.29 188.64 189.00 New Jersey 609.25 304.62 305.00 New Mexico 464.38 232.19 233.00 New York 431.46 215.73 216.00 North Carolina 430.85 215.43 216.00 North Dakota 601.61 300.80 301.00 Ohio 492.74 246.37 247.00 Oklahoma 437.42 218.71 219.00 Oregon 577.86 288.93 289.00 Pennsylvania 478.90 239.45 240.00 Puerto Rico 219.19 109.60 110.00 Rhode Island 485.22 242.61 243.00 South Carolina 308.46 154.23 155.00 Attachment I I-2 South Dakota 469.41 234.71 235.00 Tennessee 304.58 152.29 153.00 Texas 503.30 251.65 252.00 Utah 581.59 290.79 291.00 Vermont 560.49 280.25 281.00 Virgin Islands 460.13 230.06 231.00 Virginia 356.61 178.30 179.00 Washington 730.62 365.31 366.00 West Virginia 447.61 223.80 224.00 Wisconsin 346.48 173.24 174.00 Wyoming 510.40 255.20 256.00 Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount AWBA for Total Unemployment October 1 2024 through September 30 2025. Data supplied by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Unemployment Insurance.