UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 27-20, Change 2
Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 27-20, Change 2
Presidential Memorandum on Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)—Unemployment Insurance (UI) Related Technical Assistance for States Administering Lost Wages Assistance (LWA)
The purpose of this Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) is to provide states access to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidance about the LWA program, which may be found at https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/governments/supplemental-payments-lost-wages. With regard to Question 11 in the attachment to UIPL 27-20, Change 1, this UIPL provides a correction to and supersedes UIPL 27-20, Change 1.
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
JOHN PALLASCH
Assistant Secretary
States should direct inquiries regarding LWA to fema-ihphelpdesk@fema.dhs.gov. States may direct inquiries regarding the intersection of LWA with unemployment benefit programs to covid-19@dol.gov.