Next week is Deadline for DUA Applications
Tony Potts
10-22-2009
State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond announced Thursday that workers in nine Georgia counties Bartow, Catoosa, Coweta, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Heard, Newton, and Rockdale -- have until Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, to file initial claims for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) to compensate for loss of income directly resulting from the severe storms and flooding
beginning on Sept. 18, 2009, and continuing.
DUA is a federal program established to help workers whose primary income is lost or interrupted as a direct result of a disaster declared by the President.
Federal DUA differs from the states regular unemployment insurance program in that it provides benefits to self-employed business people, farmers, diversified
farming operations, loggers, commission paid employees and others who are not eligible for Georgias regular unemployment insurance benefits. The maximum
weekly benefits amount is $330.
In applying for benefits, applicants will need to provide their social security number. Self-employed applicants should be prepared to provide information
related to their previous year`s earnings, such as income tax forms or quarterly estimated income tax records.
Under certain circumstances, DUA benefits also may be available to family members who become the primary breadwinners of households where the head of that
household died as a direct result of the disaster. Proof of the death of the head of household, such as a death certificate or affidavit, should be presented
at the time the claim is filed.
Potentially eligible workers should contact the nearest Georgia Department of Labor office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Workers may call
the Georgia Department of Labors toll-free customer service line at (877) 709-8185 to obtain career center information.
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