UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 01-22
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 01-22
Announcing the Availability of an Incarceration Data Exchange and Instructions to Access the Data Exchange between the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Interstate Connection Network (ICON) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) Prisoner Update Processing System (PUPS)
To announce the availability of an incarceration data exchange with SSA’s PUPS systems through the ICON network and to provide instructions to states on the steps required to access the data exchange. The incarceration data exchange will provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with the ability to cross-match UI claims information with SSA's prisoner data to aid states in determining if an individual meets UI eligibility requirements.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
ANGELA HANKS
Acting Assistant Secretary
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