MI Unemployment Benefits
If you become were unfortunate enough to become unemployed through no fault of your own, you could qualify for unemployment insurance benefits in Michigan. These unemployment benefits are supposed to allow for short term income as you look for new employment.
How to file for unemployment benefits from the UIA
Your claim for unemployment benefits starts the same week your claim is filed.
You should file your unemployment benefits claim at some stage in your first week of unemployment. You can file your claim.
1. Telephone –1-866-500-0017
Or by
2. Internet — visit –www.michigan.gov/uia
Once you file your new claim, you will be mailed:
• Information showing if you qualify based on your earned wages, the total of weekly benefits and the amount of weeks you may receive the benefits.
•If there is an eligibility question with your claim, you will receive a separate note.
•A pamphlet with complete info about your rights and responsibilities for unemployment benefits.
How the UIA calculates your unemployment Claim eligibility
The UIA will review your standard base period to decide if your income qualifies you for unemployment benefits. The standard base period includes the first 4 of the last 5 complete calendar quarters preceding when you filed your unemployment claim.
Receiving your Michigan Unemployment benefits
You will report to the UIA via phone concerning your eligibility for unemployment benefits. To do this you will use Michigan’s Automated Response Voice Interactive Network. Your appointment time is based on your Social Security number.
To call, dial 1-866-638-3993.
You must certify by phone every two weeks in order to continue to get your unemployment benefits. You will receive unemployment benefits by multiplying the highest amount of wages paid to you in any base period quarter by 4.1%. The UIA adds $6 for each dependent you claim, up to five dependents. The weekly benefit can go no higher than $362. To find out how many weeks of benefits you may get, the UIA multiplies your total base period wages by 43%, and then divides that answer by your weekly benefit amount. The claim can’t be under 14 weeks or over 26 weeks.
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