- UIPL No. 01-24 (Issue Date: November 8, 2023)Subject
Equitable Access in the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program
PurposeThis Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) provides clarity around the U.S. Department of Labor’s (Department) use of the terms “access” and “equitable access,” and further describes how program integrity is impacted by efforts to ensure equitable access to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. This UIPL informs states of ways that equitable access can be evaluated and enhanced, including through technical assistance and tools from various Department initiatives and state-based partnerships.
ActiveProgram Year:2023Fiscal Year:2024 - UIPL No. 16-23 (Issue Date: September 29, 2023)Subject
Issuance of Revised Appendix E of the Employment and Training (ET) Handbook No. 407
PurposeTo notify states that Appendix E of ET Handbook No. 407, 4th Edition, Tax Performance System (TPS), regarding state employer Unemployment Insurance (UI) audit functions (formerly “field audit functions”) and procedures, has been revised.
RescindedProgram Year:2023Fiscal Year:2023 - UIPL No. 15-23 (Issue Date: September 19, 2023)Subject
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount: October 1 – December 31, 2023
PurposeTo transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from October 1 – December 31, 2023, (first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024).
ActiveProgram Year:2023Fiscal Year:2023 - UIPL No. 14-23 (Issue Date: September 18, 2023)Subject
Implementation of the Federal Identification Code (FIC) for the United States Space Force (USSF) and related updates to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Interstate Connection Network (ICON) and the Military-State Data Exchange System (MSDES)
PurposeTo provide State Workforce Agencies (states) with the new FIC (810-destination 0001) for the USSF to be used for all Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers (UCX) claims and billing activities related to this military branch.
ActiveProgram Year:2023Fiscal Year:2023 - UIPL No. 13-23 (Issue Date: September 13, 2023)Subject
Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines
PurposeTo provide states information about preliminary FY 2024 UI State Administration base resource planning targets, general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states.
ActiveProgram Year:2023Fiscal Year:2023 - UIPL No. 12-23 (Issue Date: August 16, 2023)Subject
Procedures for the Completion and Publication of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Accuracy Measurement Data for Payment Integrity Information Act Reporting Year 2023
PurposeTo provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) guidelines and key dates for the completion of the 2023 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) paid and denied claims sample cases and the publication of 2023 BAM data.
ActiveProgram Year:2023Fiscal Year:2023 - UIPL No. 22-20, Change 1 (Issue Date: July 19, 2023)Subject
New End Date of the Application Period for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 Short-Time Compensation (STC) Program Grants
PurposeTo announce the end of the application period for STC grants under Section2110(g) of the CARES Act effective June 3, 2023.
ActiveProgram Year:2023Fiscal Year:2023 - UIPL No. 10-23 (Issue Date: July 13, 2023)Subject
Cancellation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Related Guidance, including Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) No. 22-21, Change 2; UIPL No. 23-21, Change 5; UIPL No. 02-22, Change 3; and UIPL No. 07-23.
PurposeTo cancel UIPL No. 22-21, Change 2; UIPL No. 23-21, Change 5; UIPL No. 02-22, Change 3; and UIPL No. 07-23.
ActiveProgram Year:2023Fiscal Year:2023 - UIPL No. 11-23 (Issue Date: July 13, 2023)Subject
Announcement of Grant Opportunities and National Identity (ID) Verification Offering under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
PurposeTo announce a comprehensive and strategic approach to deploying remaining Unemployment Insurance (UI) modernization funds to strengthen the integrity of the UI system. This Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) announces three new funding opportunities to strengthen program integrity and resiliency, as well as an opportunity for states to participate in a National ID Verification Offering for both online and in-person ID verification services.
ActiveProgram Year:2023Fiscal Year:2023 - UIPL No. 09-23 (Issue Date: June 30, 2023)Subject
Additional Planning Guidance for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Unemployment Insurance (UI) State Quality Service Plan (SQSP)
PurposeTo initiate the FY 2024 SQSP process and define additional requirements relevant to the FY.
ActiveProgram Year:2022Fiscal Year:2023