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• Self-Employment Assistance Program

  Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP) Unemployed workers can create new businesses and job opportunities for other workers through self employment. While participating in the Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP), you can create a job in an occupation that interests you and stimulate the local economy. Each new business can provide employment for you and for people you hire. SEAP offers a valuable option to eligible people who wish to run their own business. This program can give you the...

• Self-Employment Assistance Program Report

  Self-Employment Assistance Program Report The purpose of the Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP) is to assist eligible unemployed individuals in creating new businesses and job opportunities across Washington state. Unemployment insurance (UI) claimants, identified as likely to exhaust their regular unemployment benefits, are notified of the opportunity to enroll in SEAP training while continuing to receive their unemployment benefits. The 2011 Self-Employment Assistance Program...

• LTSS Rule-making - Phase Two

  Phase Two - Premium Collection, CBA Exemption, Election of Coverage, Refunds, Reporting and Payments, Appeals   Description Rules for Phase Two include, but are not limited to, premium collection, collective bargaining agreement exemptions, election of coverage by self-employed individuals, refunds, cadence of reporting and payments, appeals, and other rules as necessary.   Stakeholder meetings Jan. 7, 2021 – Agenda    Documents CR-101 Draft...

• DUA documents required

  Documents required for Disaster Unemployment Assistance application To be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance, you must send us proof that you: Worked for an employer before the November 2021 disaster. or Worked in self-employment before the November 2021 disaster. or Were scheduled before the November 2021 disaster to start a new job for an employer or in self-employment.   If you worked for an employer before the November 2021...

• Services for dislocated workers

  Services for dislocated workers We provide additional services to dislocated workers. Who qualifies as a dislocated worker You may qualify if you lost your job and are unlikely to return to the same occupation due to: Plant closures Mass layoffs Foreign competition Lack of demand for your skills If you are a displaced homemaker or self-employed and affected by market changes, you may also qualify. Services for dislocated workers: Training in skills needed for jobs in your area...

• Disaster Unemployment Assistance

  Disaster Unemployment Assistance Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is a federal program that provides financial assistance to people who both: Lose or experience interruptions in employment or self-employment because of a major disaster, and Don’t qualify for regular state-funded unemployment insurance (UI). On this page: • About DUA• Current DUA status• DUA eligibility• Filing for DUA• DUA benefits...

• PUA documents required

  PUA documents required This page applies to you ONLY if you're a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claimant and you received a notice from us saying you need to submit PUA required documents. See your letter or eServices notice for instructions. The Continued Assistance Act updated the rules about eligibility for PUA. The law requires that those receiving PUA starting Dec. 27, 2020, and after need to send documents to prove their work history. This...

• LTSS Rulemaking

  Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) rules    Stay informed! Sign up here to receive LTSS rulemaking updates. NOTE: Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) is now called WA Cares Fund. Visit us at wacaresfund.wa.gov.     Rules under development Implementation of Substitute House Bill (SHB) 2467, qualified individuals, and other topics Description: SHB 2467 (Chapter 120, Laws of 2024) allows individuals who relocate...

• WA Cares Fund

  WA Cares Fund Ensuring all Washingtonians have access to affordable long-term care when they need it. Washington is the first state in the nation to make long-term care more affordable for workers. As many of us watch our parents and grandparents age, we start to wonder, “who will take care of me when I get older and how will I afford it?” WA Cares Fund gives members access to a lifetime benefit amount they can use on a wide range of long-term services and supports—should you...

• Guidance - Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) eligibility questions

  Guidance for answering the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) eligibility questions This page will help you answer questions on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) application and weekly claims. The PUA program expired on the week ending Sept. 4, 2021.   If you never applied for PUA but believe you have past weeks to claim You can apply through Oct. 6, 2021, but the week ending Sept. 4 is still the last payable week for PUA benefits. That means, if you...