Filing an Initial Application for UC Benefits Online

You should file your application any day during the first week you are unemployed or working reduced hours. You will need your social security number, alien registration number (if not a U.S. citizen), and information about your last employer, such as name and address.

Follow these steps:

Log on to the Internet at www.dli.state.pa.us.

On the right side of the screen, scroll until you see “QUICK LINKS”.

Then, click on “Unemployment Compensation”.

Click on “Services and Information for Individuals”.

Under the heading “New to PA Unemployment Compensation?”, click on “ File for
UC Benefits”.

Click on “File an Initial Application for UC Benefits”.

Select the language you wish to file in.

Follow the instructions to file your application.

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
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