UIPL 09-26 (Accessible PDF).pdf

ETA Advisory File Text

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY SYSTEM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Washington D.C. 20210 CLASSIFICATION Unemployment Insurance CO RRESPONDENCE SYMBOL OUI DUIO DATE March 12 2026 RESCISSIONS None EXPIRATION DATE Continuing ADVISORY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 09-26 TO STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES FROM HENRY MACK ED.D. s Assistant Secretary SUBJECT Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance Weekly Benefit Amount April 1 June 30 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 April 1 June 30 2026 third 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 third quarter of FY 2026 from April 1 June 30 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 April 1 June 30 2026.