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Program: Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) for Flood Victims

Agency: LABOR, STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF


Resource Number: 91831442
Description

FEMA authorized the Connecticut Department of Labor to launch federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) for residents who experienced job interruption or loss due to the August 2024 flooding. Disaster Unemployment Assistance is a federal program that supports workers whose employment was lost or interrupted by a major disaster and who are not eligible for regular state unemployment insurance benefits. DUA covers workers, some residents who are self-employed, and the surviving spouses of heads of household who died due to the storm.




Program Phones:
203-941-6868Voice
Consumer Contact Center
860-967-0493Voice
800-842-9710Toll-free
711TTY
Senior Administrator
 Danté Bartolomeo
Commissioner

Website: portal.ct.gov/dol/knowledge-base/articles/unemployment/department-of-labor-assistance-for-flood-victims?language=en_US

Location information
LABOR, STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF  
Location: 200 Folly Brook Boulevard
Wethersfield, CT 06109 (Map)

Site Phones:
203-941-6868Voice
Consumer Contact Center
860-967-0493Voice
800-842-9710Toll-free
800-956-3294Call Center
711TTY

Hours of operation 		ProgramAtSite Hours:
M-F: 7:30am–4:30pm
ProgramAtSite Hours:

Open:
Closed:
Mon
07:30am
04:30pm		Tue
07:30am
04:30pm		Wed
07:30am
04:30pm		Thu
07:30am
04:30pm		Fri
07:30am
04:30pm



Program Delivery
Eligibility: Eligibility for Disaster Unemployment Assistance includes:

**Residents who live, work, or travel to work through impacted areas—Fairfield County, Litchfield County, or New Haven County,
**Individuals who were to start work or self-employment but were prevented from doing so due to the flooding,
**Workers who experienced unemployment or reduced hours due to: Flooding to their place of business; Road or other closures; Lack of work because the business depends on a non-operational entity within the affected area; or Experienced injury caused directly by the storm,
**Workers who have proof of employment, documentation of wages, and earnings for the 2023 tax year;
**Workers who have documentation of wages or lost earnings directly related to the flooding; or
**Individuals who became the major source of financial support for a household due to the death of the head of household.
Application Process: Claimants must first file for regular state unemployment benefits at www.FileCTUI.com; Once a claimant is found ineligible for state benefits, they must then file for Disaster Unemployment Assistance by calling the Consumer Contact Center, is open Monday – Friday: 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM. Residents may call (203) 941-6868; (860) 967-0493; (800) 842-9710; or TTY – 711

--Under federal law, the filing deadline for Connecticut Disaster Unemployment Assistance is December 9, 2024
Documents Required: Call Consumer Contact Center for required documents
Defined coverage area(s), for the Program offered at selected Site:
CT-Fairfield County
CT-Litchfield County
CT-New Haven County


Categorized as:
Disaster Unemployment Assistance


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