Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) today announced that Caldwell and Grimes counties have been added to Presidential Disaster Declaration
FEMA 4332-DR. TWC is accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) from individuals whose employment or self-employment was impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Individuals who live in work in or travel through these two counties must submit an application by November 13 2017. TWCs website contains more information about
Disaster Unemployment Assistance.
Additionally the following counties were previously included in the disaster declaration. The application deadline for these 39 counties is October 31 2017:
- Aransas Austin County Bastrop Bee Brazoria Calhoun Chambers Colorado DeWitt Fayette Fort Bend Galveston Goliad Gonzales Hardin Harris Jackson Jasper Jefferson Karnes Kleberg Lavaca Lee Liberty Matagorda Montgomery Newton Nueces Orange Polk Refugio Sabine San Jacinto San Patricio Tyler Victoria Waller Walker and Wharton Counties
Applications can be received online through
Unemployment Benefit Services or by calling a TWC Tele-Center during the extended hours of Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 800-939-6631. After October 31 2017 Tele-Centers will return to
normal business hours. Individuals should specify that their applications are related to the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey.
DUA which is an unemployment insurance benefit made available especially for victims of disaster is available to individuals who:
- Have applied for and used all regular unemployment benefits from any state or do not qualify for unemployment benefits
- Worked or were self-employed or were scheduled to begin work or self-employment in the disaster area
- 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
- Establish that the work or self-employment they can no longer perform was their primary source of income
- Cannot perform work or self-employment because of an injury as a direct result of the disaster
- Became the breadwinner or major support of a household because of the death of the head of household
To receive DUA benefits all required documentation must be submitted within 21 days from the day the DUA application is filed. Required documentation includes Social Security number a copy of the most recent federal income tax form or check stubs or documentation to support that you were working or self-employed when the disaster occurred.
Applicants must mail in or fax all required documentation within 21 days from the date of the DUA application. Send mailed documentation to: Texas Workforce Commission UI Operations and Customer Support Department Attn: DUA 101 E. 15th St. N. Lamar Austin TX 78778-0001 or fax it to 512-936-3250.
Job seekers may visit local
Workforce Solutions offices for access to job-search resources job postings and training programs as well as assistance with exploring career options rsum and application preparation career development and more. Customers also may connect with potential employers through TWCs online job-search engine by visiting WorkinTexas.com.
