UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 14-98
Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit Amount: January 1 - March 31, 1998
To transmit the subject computation for State Employment Security Agency (SESA) usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the second quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 1998.
Inquiries should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.
Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) Utilization: As required by 20 CFR 625.6, the attached listing sets forth the 50 percent of AWBA computation applicable for major disasters declared during the second quarter of FY 1998, from January 1 through March 31, 1998. Action Required: SESA Administrators are requested to provide this information to appropriate staff and insure that the correct AWBA is utilized in determining the weekly DUA amount.
All State Employment Security Agencies
Grace A. Kilbane Director Unemployment Insurance Service
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration