You can claim temporary financial help if you lose your job through no fault of your own. It replaces part of your lost wages while you look for other work and is not meant to be a permanent source of income.
The quickest way is to file online through the myAlaska webpage, creating an account if you are a new user. You can also file by phone, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Alaska Standard Time Monday through Friday except holidays: Anchorage 907-269-4700, Fairbanks 907-451-2871, Juneau 907-465-5552, or toll free from remote locations 888-252-2557.
Your Social Security number; if you are not a U.S. citizen, your alien registration number, work permit type, or passport number and expiry date; the name, mailing address and phone number of your last employer and your dates of employment; the hours and gross wages you earned in your last week worked; the gross holiday, vacation, severance or bonus pay you received that week; your SF8 and SF50 if you were a federal employee in the last 18 months; your DD214 member copy 4 if you were a service member in the last 18 months; and your retirement pension information if you have one.
