What is a Weekly Claim?

You must file weekly claims to get benefit payments.

You need to submit a weekly claim for each week that you are unemployed and want to get benefits. In a weekly claim, you will request benefit payments. You will also certify that you are still unemployed and meet all requirements to receive unemployment benefits.

File your weekly claims online through NEworks. 

Prepare to file your weekly claim

Determine if you had any earnings that week.

Earnings are any income paid, or payable to you while you are unemployed

• You need to report these wages when filing your weekly claims. You must report your gross wages (the total before taxes and other deductions).
• You must report earnings during the week that you performed the work, even if you will not get payment for the work until later. 
• If there is ever a week that you earn more than your weekly benefit amount, you will not be eligible to get unemployment benefits that week. You will need to reopen your claim. 

File your weekly claim after each claim week is over.

You can file a weekly claim benefit once the week is over. A claim week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. You can file as early as Sunday for the prior week. You must file before the end of the week (Saturday) for the previous week. After that deadline, we can deny your weekly claim unless you show that the late filing was for reasons beyond your control.

Decisions on your weekly claim

If we deny your weekly claim, you will get a determination notice. The notice will be similar to the one you got for your initial claim application. The notice will explain the reason for the denial and how to fill an appeal for if you disagree with the decision. 

If we approve your weekly claim, you will get an unemployment benefit payment within 2 - 3 business days of filing your weekly claim. After your claim has been processed, you can view your weekly benefit amount in the Unemployment Services Claim Summary in NEworks.