You can claim temporary income if you lose your job through no fault of your own. It replaces part of your lost wages for a short period while you look for other work, and it is not based on financial need.
File your claim through the Delaware unemployment insurance online claimant portal. You cannot file online if you are filing a partial claim with partial or low earnings slips, were employed in another state in the previous 18 months, or lived outside the United States; in those cases call the claims hotline at 302-761-8446, email dol_dui_wilmington_claims@delaware.gov, or visit a Delaware Department of Labor office.
Your Social Security number, the names, addresses and phone numbers of every employer for the last 18 months, your own phone number, your Delaware driver license or state ID information, the name and local number of your union hall if you have one, and your alien registration number and expiry date if you are not a U.S. citizen.
