You can claim temporary financial assistance 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. If you recently separated from active duty you can claim based on your military service, as long as you completed your first full term of service and were separated under honorable conditions.
Apply online through the Minnesota UI Benefit System, creating an account if you are a new user, or use the applicant self-service system by phone: 651-296-3644 in the Twin Cities area, 877-898-9090 in greater Minnesota, or 866-814-1252 on TTY.
Your Social Security number, your driver’s license or other state government identification number, your employment history for the last 18 months with each employer’s name, address, phone number, dates of employment, pay rate and reason you stopped working there, your bank account and routing number for direct deposit, a work authorization document if you are not a U.S. citizen, your DD214 Member Copy 4 if you served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the last 18 months, and your SF8 and SF50 if you were a federal employee in the last 18 months.
