Disaster Unemployment Assistance Expanded to All New Jersey Counties Due to Hurricane Sandy
The federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance is a special program that covers many people who otherwise may not be eligible for regular Unemployment Insurance.
Update: Gov. Chris Christie and the U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Friday, Nov. 9, that New Jersey residents in all 21 counties will have until Feb. 4, 2013, to apply for coverage under the federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance program as a result of damages caused by Hurricane Sandy. The order establishes one deadline date, Feb. 4, 2013, for New Jersey residents to seek coverage under the federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program and extends the timeline within which people may file a claim. The program covers people in all 21 New Jersey counties, especially self-employed individuals, who were left unemployed as a direct result of the storm and who may not be …
jessica
8:21 am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
Good thing its extended considering I have been trying all week to call or apply online hundreds of times and the site always has issues and the phone number says due to high volume they aren't taking calls call back later. Hopefully something changes soon I'm sure I'm not the only person who lives week to week and is greatly effected by this. more ›