FEMA: Apply Now for Disaster Unemployment Assistance

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Release Date: August 23, 2010 Release Number: 1930-011

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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowans who live or work in Black Hawk, Cherokee, Clayton, Decatur, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Kossuth, Lee, Lucas, Lyon, Mahaska, Marion, O'Brien, Osceola, Polk, Ringgold, Sioux, Story, Taylor, Union, Warren, Webster, and Wright counties may be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits under the federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance program.

The federal government declared these 32 counties as a major disaster area on August 14, 2010, as a result of severe storms, tornadoes and flooding beginning June 1.

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) extends income compensation to self-employed civilians, farm workers, individuals who have worked for only a few weeks, and others who have lost earned income or whose income has been interrupted as a result of a major disaster declared by the President of the United States. The benefits cover those usually not entitled to unemployment insurance.

"This is not regular unemployment compensation, but a program to help people who lost their jobs or cannot work because of the disaster," said Federal Coordinating Officer Tom Hall, the FEMA official in charge of the Iowa flooding disaster recovery.

DUA claims can be filed at any Iowa Workforce Development Center and need to be filed by September 17, 2010. Individuals applying for DUA need to provide proof of past earnings, such as business records or bank statements and their most recent income tax form, at the time they file their claim.

Claims may be filed in person at any Iowa Workforce Development Center, including the following offices located in the affected county:

Algona: (515) 295-7219

Maquoketa: (563) 652-5000

Ames: (515) 232-6572

Mason City: (641) 422-1524

Cherokee: (712) 225-2274

Newton: (641) 792-5131

Creston: (641) 782-2119

Oelwein: (319) 283-2751

Dakota City/Humboldt: (515) 332-2145

Orange City: (712) 707-9870

Decorah: (563) 382-0457

Osceola: (641) 342-4955

Des Moines: (515) 281-9619

Oskaloosa: (641) 673-9494

Dubuque: (563) 556-5800

Pella: (641) 628-4511

Fort Dodge: (515) 576-3131

Red Oak: (712) 623-2569

Fort Madison: (319) 372-4412

Spencer: (712) 262-1971

Keokuk: (319) 524-1862

Waterloo: (319) 235-2123

Manchester: (563) 927-4447

Webster City: (515) 832-5261

In addition to assistance filing a DUA claim, Iowa Workforce Development Centers offer reemployment services, including testing, counseling and placement. Job search and career information also is available through Iowa Workforce Development’s Web site at www.iowaworkforce.org.

FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

Reported by: FEMA

Published on: 2010-08-24

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