DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE IN NORTH CAROLINA
[https://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/disaster-unemployment-assistance-available-north-carolina]


Release Date: 
Oct 12, 2024 

Residents in designated areas of North Carolina who lost income due to
Tropical Storm Helene may be eligible for Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA)._ _

DUA AVAILABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 

DUA is available to individuals in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery,
Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg,
Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes,
Yancey counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

People, including self-employed, or business owners may be eligible
for DUA if:

	* You lived, worked or were scheduled to work in an area designated
under the major disaster declaration. 
	* You lost employment or had your employment interrupted as a direct
result of the disaster; and
	* You have exhausted or are not eligible for state unemployment
benefits.

To qualify for DUA benefits, you must be out of work as a direct
result of Tropical Storm Helene.

HOW TO FILE A CLAIM

The fastest way to file a claim is online at the North Carolina
Department of Commerce’s Division of Employment Security webpage:
des.nc.gov [http://www.des.nc.gov]. You may also file over the phone
by calling 919-629-3857 (English) and 919-276-5698 (Spanish).

APPLY FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE 

Homeowners and renters in the designated counties can apply for FEMA
assistance online at disasterassistance.gov
[http://www.disasterassistance.gov/], by calling 800-621-3362 or by
using the FEMA mobile app
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-app-text-messages].
If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned
telephone or other service, give FEMA the number for that service.

For the latest information on North Carolina recovery from Tropical
Storm Helene please visit Hurricane Helene | NC DPS
[https://www.ncdps.gov/our-organization/emergency-management/hurricane-helene]
or fema.gov/disaster/4827 [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4827]. Follow
FEMA on X, formerly called Twitter, at twitter.com/femaregion4
[https://twitter.com/femaregion4] and at facebook.com/fema
[http://www.facebook.com/fema].