To provide corrected information on the 2009 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increases in social security survivors and old age retirement annuities and Federal civilian pensions and to rescind Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 8-09.

Rescinded by UIPL 19-09

To advise states that recent changes restrict the use of and access to Social Security Numbers (SSNs) in the unemployment insurance (UI) program.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009.

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with advance notice of distribution of new Sun Server T2000 computer systems.

To advise states of the amended definition of an “eligible TAA recipient” for purposes of the HCTC administered by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

To transmit a revision of the benefits portion of the UI DV Employment and Training (ET) Handbook No. 361.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2013.

To provide information to states about FY 2013 UI State Administration base resource allocations, general guidelines for resource planning, above-base funding, and SBRs.

To invite the submission of proposals from State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) to implement or expand UI REA initiatives; to provide guidelines for developing the proposals; and to provide criteria governing the use of these funds.