Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) [Updated August 3, 2020]
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Whittaker, Julie M.
From the Summary: "Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits are available only to those individuals who have become unemployed as a direct result of a declared major disaster and are not eligible for regular Unemployment Compensation (UC). First created in 1970 through P.L. 91-606, DUA benefits are authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Relief Act (the Stafford Act), which authorizes the President to issue a major disaster declaration after state and local government resources have been overwhelmed by a natural catastrophe or, 'regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion in any part of the United States' (42 U.S.C. §5122(2))."
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  • Author
    Whittaker, Julie M.
  • Publisher
    Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
  • Report Number
    CRS Report for Congress, RS22022
  • Date
  • Copyright
    Public Domain
  • Retrieved From
    Congressional Research Service: crsreports.congress.gov/
  • Format
    pdf
  • Media Type
    application/pdf
  • Subjects
    Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (United States)
    Unemployment--Government policy
    Disaster relief
    Economic assistance
  • Resource Groups
    Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
    Reports (CRS)
  • Series
    CRS Report for Congress, RS22022
    COVID 19 Resources

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