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DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE | VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

5 Green Mountain Drive, Montpelier, VT 05602

Eligibility

Individuals who have been denied regular unemployment insurance. Claimants have 31 days to apply for DUA from the date the claimant's county was announced as a major disaster area. Qualifications: Individuals were unemployed for a week after the disaster started; Individuals can't get to their job; Individuals job doesn't exist anymore because of the disaster, or Individuals can't get to it; Individuals are now the main supporter of their family because the head of the household died in the disaster; Individuals can't work because Individuals got hurt in the disaster; Individuals couldn't start working because of the disaster.

Hours

Administrative Hours: Monday-Friday: 7:45am-4:30pm
8028284203
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TDD

8028284022
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FAX

8772143332
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Toll Free | Live operator for Unemployment Insurance Claims

8772143330
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Toll Free | Initial Unemployment Claim

8006504152
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TTY

8009832300
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Toll Free | Automated Claim Filing

8028284000
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Information & Services

Service area

Addison county, Vermont Caledonia county, Vermont Chittenden county, Vermont Essex county, Vermont Lamoille county, Vermont Orleans county, Vermont Washington county, Vermont
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is a federal program designed to help people who lost their jobs because of a natural disaster. This program gives temporary money to those who don't qualify for regular unemployment benefits.

Last Assured

10/08/2025

Providing organization

VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
The Vermont Department of Labor (DOL) is a Vermont state agency with four major divisions: Workforce Development, Labor Market Information, Unemployment Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation & Workplace Safety. The DOL provides statewide employment-related services, labor market information, workers compensation, wage and hour, unemployment compensation, and occupational health and safety regulation compliance and training for Vermont workers and employers.