After your initial unemployment benefit claim is approved, you must uphold certain responsibilities to remain eligible and continue receiving payments. Eligibility for unemployment benefits can change quite quickly. Because of this, your State Unemployment Agency requires that you submit weekly claims to maintain eligibility. You must file truthful and accurate claims each week to continue receiving benefits, even if nothing has changed. Not doing so can result in benefits being stopped.
You will be asked to answer the following questions in your weekly claim: