If you have lost your job through no fault of your own, you may be eligible for Unemployment Insurance in the State of Arizona.
Having trouble finding a job and can’t support your family without income?
The Arizon Department of Economic Security (DES) can provide individuals who have lost their job through no fault of their own with a weekly stipend, of up to $240 for up to 26 weeks, to supplement lost income while they search for employment.
You can apply for unemployment benefits online at:
If you do not have access o a computer or internet, DES staff can help you with your application in throughout the state.
You will qualified for benefits and will begin receving payments deposits to his state-issued Electronic Paymenr Card. Direct deposit is also available by completing a form on www.azui.gov.
Each week, you will file his “weekly clam” on www.azui.gov, so you can maintain your benefits. Benefits are not paid during the first week a claim is filed, as eligibility is being determined.
Arizona Unemployment Insurance – An example case
Mike just found a part-time job as an office aide while he looks for full-time work and receives unemployment benefits. He worked 5 hours, and even though he hasn´t been paid yet, he must disclose the total amount he earned money on his “weekly claim”.
To maintain his benefits, Mike is required to make an active effort to seek employment and track his progress on his weekly claim in his “Work Search Log” worksheet.
Now Mike can more comfortably search for new employment. He utilizes the no-cost workforce services at his local ARIZONA@WORK carrer center and receives help with:
- Job search assistance
- résumé building
- Carrer training
- Interview techniques
- and more!
Mike has uploaded his new resumé and can search jobs while getting matched with hiring employers on Arizona´s jobs database:
Mike now feels confidente and can refer to a list of job vacancies in his areas of interest.
For more information about Arizona´s Unemployment Benefit program, please visit: www.AZUI.gov
What Do You Need To Apply?
To apply for Unemployment Insurance in Arizona, you must have all of the following information available:
- Social Security Number
- State-issued identification number or driver’s license
- Mailing address and county of residence
- Employment history
This includes employment history
The following information is needed for the employment history.
You need to have the names, addresses and telephone numbers of each of your employers for the past 18 months. Even the correct mailing address and phone number of your last employer is needed.
It is also needed when it was the last day you worked before filing your Unemployment Insurance claim. The amount and date of any severance pay (before deductions), vacation, vacations, or unused sick pay.
If applicable, the name and number of the union. In alien registration number if applicable.
Copy #4 of Form DD-214, if you were discharged from the military within the last 18 months. Copy of Form SF 8 or SF 50, if you were working for the federal civil service in the last 18 months.
The start date of the monthly benefit amount of any pension (other than Social Security) you are required to have.
Information to keep in mind
If you participate in the ACP, you must include your own phone number, so that the DES can contact you directly when you make an Unemployment Insurance claim. You should not use the ACP phone number.
The DES is updating the eligibility requirements, by analyzing changes in state and federal guidance. As the government’s response to the pandemic evolves, requirements may change.
Automatically, all applicants will be registered in the Arizona Employment Database, which is the following:
There is a requirement for participation in Unemployment Insurance which is active job search. This requirement has been temporarily suspended. The responses required for this will not influence your eligibility.
Weekly Claim
It is vitally important to make the weekly application to maintain Unemployment Insurance benefits. You must file a claim each week in which you are unemployed or underemployed. The Unemployment Insurance benefit week begins on a Sunday and ends on a Saturday.