LWD Department Logo
Governor Chris Christie • Lt.Governor Kim Guadagno
NJ Home | Services A to Z | Departments/Agencies | FAQs
UI Benefits File Here button
  • navigation arrow LWD Home
  • navigation arrow Business Services
  • navigation arrow Career Development
  • navigation arrow Family Leave Insurance
  • navigation arrow Labor Market Information
  • navigation arrow Safety & Health
  • navigation arrow Social Security Disability Programs
  • navigation arrow Temporary Disability
  • navigation arrow Unemployment Insurance
  • navigation arrow File Unemployment Claim
  • navigation arrow Claim Weekly Benefits
  • navigation arrow Calculation of Benefits
  • navigation arrow After the Filing Process
  • navigation arrow Vocational Rehabilitation
  • navigation arrow Wage & Hour
  • navigation arrow Workers' Compensation
  • navigation arrow Workforce Development
design image
design image
LWD Home > Unemployment Insurance > After the Filing Process > Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)

  • School Employee Information
  • Special Interest Updates
  • Director's Message
  • Call for Claim Info
  • Contact Us
  • FAQs
  • Report Fraud
  • Overpayment
  • Forms & Publications for Claimants and Employers
  • Employer Accounts
  • Appeals
In order to collect DUA benefits you must first file a regular unemployment insurance claim at www.njuifile.net.

Residents or people employed in affected areas may be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is available for persons, including self-employed individuals, who were living or working in the affected counties at the time of the disaster, and who are unemployed as a direct result of the damages caused by this storm.

If you are unemployed because of the disaster that began on October 26, 2012, you should file for unemployment insurance benefits by calling a New Jersey Reemployment Call Center at:

Reemployment Call Centers

Union City:

(201) 601-4100

Freehold:

(732) 761-2020

Cumberland:

(856) 507-2340

Out of State:

(888) 795-6672


The deadline for filing claims resulting from this disaster is February 4, 2013. Unemployment insurance claims filed after the deadline may be ineligible for payment.

For additional information regarding other FEMA services please call the FEMA emergency number at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. Information is also available via the Internet at www.disasterassistance.gov and www.fema.gov.

DUA Frequently Asked Questions

DUA Basic Facts 

DUA Application Packet

DUA Brochure 

Huracán Sandy - Ayuda de desempleo por desastre (DUA)

PREGUNTAS FREQUENLTY (DUA) 

design image
design image
Contact Us | Privacy Notice | Legal Statement & Disclaimers | Accessibility Statement nj statate elogo
Opra | Open Public RecordsActs
Statewide: NJ Home | Services A to Z | Departments/Agencies | FAQs
Department: home | disabled | employment | employer | legal | safety | statistics/analysis | press

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is an equal employment opportunity employer and provides equal opportunity programs.
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to assist individuals with disabilities.

Copyright © State of New Jersey
Department of Labor and Workforce Development: 1 John Fitch Plaza, P.O. Box 110 Trenton, NJ 08625-0110
Email: Constituent.Relations@dol.state.nj.us