Apply for UI Benefits
https://des.az.gov/sites/default/themes/az_des_gov/favicon.ico
ID.me is a federally-certified identity verification provider specializing in digital identity protection. It is a secure, online service available 24 hours a day and can be accessed on a computer, tablet, or smartphone. This service helps the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) verify legitimate claimants are the ones applying for benefits – and not someone who has stolen a claimant's identity. Find more information about ID.me and its privacy policy.

Within approximately one week of filing your initial claim, you will receive the following information from DES in the mail:

A Guide to Arizona UI Benefits - English (UIB-1240A) or A Guide to Arizona UI Benefits - Spanish (UIB-1240A-S)

Wage Statement UB-107

Certification of Understanding UB-99Y

Please print, sign, and return the Certificate of Understanding to the address or fax number listed on the form.

If we need more information to process your claim, we will mail you a questionnaire to complete and send back.

All UI claimants may be scheduled to participate in a virtual Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) appointment. Visit the RESEA web page to learn more about this requirement.

DES is doing everything possible to get Arizonans benefits as soon as possible. However, if there are issues with your claim, such as incomplete information, processing the claim may be delayed.

Direct deposit is available at www.AZUI.com. You may also receive an Electronic Payment Card (EPC) issued by Comerica. Your EPC card will have a zero balance until your first benefit payment has been processed.

Additional information about Arizona Unemployment Benefits can be found in the following handbook that applicants receive in the mail:

A Guide to Arizona Benefits - English

A Guide to Arizona Benefits - Spanish

ARIZONA@WORK staff can provide you with no-cost job assistance to help you get back to work. Learn more about the services available and view a list of jobs with immediate openings by visiting, www.ARIZONAatWORK.com.

You may qualify for other benefits such as:

AHCCCS Medical Assistance;

Nutrition Assistance; and

Cash Assistance.

The extra $600 per week for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) is not counted against eligibility for some programs: Program FPUC UI PUA AHCCCS Medical Assistance Not Counted Counted Counted Nutrition Assistance Counted Counted Counted Cash Assistance Not Counted Counted Counted

You can apply for one or more of these programs online at www.healthearizonaplus.gov. Find more contact details regarding Nutrition, Cash, and Medical Assistance Benefits.

It is a felony to misrepresent or fail to disclose facts or to make false statements in order to obtain or increase benefits. If you knowingly make a false statement or withhold information in order to collect unemployment insurance benefits to which you are not entitled, the Arizona Department of Economic Security may take civil or criminal action against you. Criminal action may result in a fine and/or imprisonment. In addition, you will be required to repay the amount you received illegally as well as penalty amounts which are added to each week that was fraudulently claimed. As part of our fraud prevention efforts, the Department regularly conducts several types of audits to detect improper benefit payments. View more information about Unemployment Insurance Fraud.