The deadline to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) has been extended to November 30th, 2021.
Disaster Unemployment Assistance can help people who lost work as a direct result of the wildfires.
You must meet the following criteria to be able to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA):
- Worked or were a business owner or self-employed, or were scheduled to begin work or self-employment, in the disaster area. This includes, and is not limited to, those in the agricultural and fishing industries.
- Cannot reach work because of the disaster or can no longer work or perform services because of physical damage or destruction to the place of employment as a direct result of the disaster.
- The work or self-employment they can no longer perform was their primary source of income.
- Can establish that the work or self-employment they can no longer perform was
their primary source of income. - Became the head of their household because of a death caused by the disaster.
Have applied for and used all regular unemployment benefits, or do not qualify for regular unemployment benefits and remain unemployed as a direct result of the disaster.
