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1 ENGLISH. Unemployment Insurance (UI) Questions? HOW TO APPLY FOR. Speak to a customer service representative, Monday CHECKLIST through Friday, 8 to 4:30 UNEMPLOYMENT. (If you need a language other than English, follow the Apply as soon as you are unemployed. Look for work and be ready to accept work. voice prompts to speak to a representative and request an interpreter.). INSURANCE. BENEFITS. Request a benefit payment every week until you return to work full-time. Twin Cities area: .. 651-296-3644. Remember your password and keep Greater Minnesota: .. 1-877-898-9090. it private. TTY for the hearing impaired: .. 1-866-814-1252. Respond to all requests for information. Keep the address on your account up-to- date for at least four years after your last request for a benefit payment. Call UI Customer Service if you have Esta informaci n est disponible en espa ol en el internet en: questions, Monday through Friday, 8 to 4:30 pdf o llamando al siguiente n mero. Twin Cities area.

2 651-296-3644 Muaj cov kev qhia no sau ua Lus Hmoob nyob rau (hauv internet). saum huab saum cua: Greater Minnesota: .. 1-877-898-9090 los yog hu rau tus xov tooj nram no. TTY for the hearing impaired: . 1-866-814-1252 Macluumaadkaan waxaa lagu helaya af- Soomaali ayadoo internetka laga galo: ama la soo waco lambarka telefoonka hoose. This information is available in an alternative format for individuals with disabilities by calling 651-259-7223. For more information, visit our website at DEED is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. General Information Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Program Box 4629. Go online at for general information St. Paul, MN 55101-4629. about unemployment insurance benefits. DEED-50234 08/2017 30,000. How to Apply for Unemployment Online or by phone Monday through Friday, Insurance Benefits in Minnesota 6 to 6 Should you apply for unemployment benefits? You should apply if you recently lost your job or your hours have been reduced.

3 The application is how we decide if you are eligible for benefits. Apply as soon as you are unemployed. Don't wait to apply or you After you apply .. may lose some benefits. What can I expect after I submit an application Get Ready! Online for benefits? We need the following information when you apply: Go to After you apply, you will receive in the mail: 44 Social Security number select Applicants and then Apply 44 Instructions on how and when to Request for Benefits. Benefit Payments 44 Driver's license number or other state government identification number 44An Information handbook with instructions Enter the information requested. and answers to many of your questions also 44 Employment history for the past 18 months, At the end of the application, you will be able to available online at including: review your information and make changes before 44A Determination of Benefit Account showing you submit your application. 11 Each employer's name, address, your weekly benefit amount and your total and phone number Select Submit the Unemployment Benefit Application amount of benefits, if you are eligible 11 Dates of employment (month and year) A confirmation page will display showing that you successfully submitted the application.

4 If I am eligible for benefits, how much will I receive? 11 Pay rate Your weekly benefit amount will be about 50 percent 11 Reason you no longer work for the employer Automated Phone of your average weekly wage, up to the state maximum. available in English, Spanish, Hmong, or Somali 44 Your bank account and routing numbers To receive benefit payments, do I need to do anything if you want direct deposit Call one of the following phone numbers: besides apply? Twin Cities area: .. 651-296-3644. 44If you are not a United States citizen you Yes. You must make a request for a benefit payment Greater Minnesota: .. 1-877-898-9090. need your work authorization document every week online or by phone. TTY for the hearing impaired: .. 1-866-814-1252 When you make your weekly request, we ask 44If you served in the military in the last Make your language choice: press 1 for English, you to report any income, if you are available 18 months you need your DD-214, Member 4 2 for Spanish, 3 for Hmong, or 4 for Somali.

5 (If you to accept work, and if you are looking for work. need another language, press 1 and follow the voice 44If you were a federal employee in the last prompts to speak to a representative and request an interpreter.) If I am eligible, when should I receive my first payment? 18 months you need your SF-8 and SF-50. The earliest you could receive a payment is about Enter your Social Security number and choose three weeks after you apply. The law requires that Apply for Benefits. everyone has a nonpayable week before benefits are Enter the information requested on the phone keypad. paid. This is the first week you request and are eligible for a payment. The nonpayable week is never paid. You will finish the application by speaking with a customer service representative.