Notice to Claimant of Benefit Determination - If you have had any employment in New Jersey during your base year period (the period of time used to calculate your benefits), you will receive this form.  It will show you the amount of money you may collect each week (Weekly Benefit Rate) and the total amount of money you may be entitled to collect during the one-year period that the claim is in effect (Maximum Benefit Amount).  If you did not earn enough to qualify for a claim, zeros will be listed in the amount blocks.  (For an explanation of the base year period, click here.  For an explanation of how your benefit amounts are calculated, click here ).

This notice will also have a listing of employers you worked for, the base weeks you worked, and the wages that were paid to you during the period used to determine your benefits.  You should review the information contained on this form; and if the base weeks or wages are wrong or if employers are missing, you should file an appeal.  Instructions for filing an appeal are on the form.

Notice of Invalid Claim - If you have had no employment in New Jersey during the base year period or if your unemployment claim is determined invalid for some other reason [for example, you were a corporate officer or you were not authorized to work by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)], you will receive this form.  The notice will list the reason your unemployment claim is invalid.  If you disagree with the determination, you should file an appeal.  Instructions for filing an appeal are on the form.

Claim for Benefits - You will receive this form to claim your weekly unemployment benefits.   The Internet address, www.njuifile.net, (if you wish to claim your benefits online) and the date and telephone number to call (if you wish to claim your benefits by telephone)  will be printed at the top of the form.  You will be assigned a Wednesday to call for the first time.  After that, you will be asked to call on a specific Monday or Tuesday.  If you miss your assigned date, you should call on the Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday immediately following your assigned date.  If you don't call as directed, benefits may be delayed or denied.

Before you claim, be prepared to answer the seven questions on the form for each week that you are claiming benefits.  The weeks (either one or two weeks) for which you are claiming benefits will be printed at the top of the form.  The weeks will have Saturday ending dates because an unemployment week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday.

Important:  If there is a problem on your claim that must be resolved before benefits can be paid, you must claim your weekly unemployment benefits.  You will receive "credit" for the weeks that you have claimed so that if it is determined that you are eligible for benefits, you will be paid these weeks at a later date.

A combined mailing that includes the following:

Appointment for Claims Examiner Interview - If you have been scheduled for a claims examiner interview to determine your eligibility for benefits but no other appointments, you will receive this form.  It will list the date and time of your claims examiner interview and give the reason for your interview.  Claims examiner interviews are conducted by telephone; an agency representative will call you.