Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) is a broad program that expands access to unemployment, in addition to what state and federal law already pay. This includes those who traditionally are not able to get unemployment such as:

• Self-employed
• Independent Contractors
• "Gig" workers such as Uber and Lyft drivers
• Employees of religious organizations whose employment has been impacted by COVID-19
• Those who lack sufficient work history to file a claim or have been disqualified for state benefits but who are impacted directly by COVID-19

To learn more, visit our FAQs.

For a step by step guide on uploading documents please click here.

Before filing, you may want to have documentation available to prove your prior income (you do have 21 days from applying to submit the documentation). Acceptable documentation of wages can include but is not limited to:

• 2019 Tax Returns;
• 2019 1099 Form(s);
• paycheck stubs;
• bank receipts;
• ledgers;
• contracts;
• invoices; and/or
• billing statements.