As of July 1, people in nine Arkansas counties, who may be eligible for disaster unemploy- ment assistance, can file claims. Included in those are Crawford and Sebastian Counties. Claims can be filed at the Department of Workforce Services office in Ft. Smith. The help is for those that became unemployed due to the severe weather between May 7 and June 15 if they do not qualify for regular unemployment benefits, such as self-employed people. Accor- ding to the Department, benefits are provided for a period of up to 32 weeks.
An applicant should bring government-issued photo identification, a Social Security card, the name and address of the person's last place of employment and documents verifying their income. The agency will work with people who lost required documents due to the disaster.
According to FEMA, people whose homes were damaged by severe weather in the nine coun- ties can apply for disaster assistance by calling 800-621-FEMA.
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