Disaster Unemployment Deadline Extended to November 30th

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.

Apply today!

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.

 

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