You will receive a confirmation email, but there may be a brief delay. Please do not submit another report. Thank you for your patience.
This is the minimum PUA benefit amount. If you have been asked to submit additional documentation, this amount may appear until your claim can be processed.
New legislation requires most new claimants to provide the employment/self-employment documentation within 21 days of when they first applied for benefits. Existing claimants must provide this documentation either within 90 days of when they first applied or when they are requested to provide it by ODJFS, whichever is later. Important: you will receive a separate notice informing you of how to submit this documentation.
It's possible you're using your log-in credentials for the regular unemployment website. Your log-in credentials for the PUA website will be different. To apply for PUA, visit
pua.unemployment.ohio.gov and click the button that says "Click Here to Apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance."
After submitting your application, log in to your account and go to the "View and Maintain Account Information" tab on the left side of the screen. You will be able to upload your 1099 there.
After submitting your application, log in to your account and go to the "View and Maintain Account Information" tab on the left side of the screen. Then click on "Upload 1040 Tax Document."
One possibility is that when you entered your phone number, you also may have checked the box saying that you don’t have a phone number. When that happens, the system won’t let you proceed.
After submitting your application, log in to your account and go to the "View and Maintain Account Information" tab on the left side of the screen. You will be able to update your banking information there. Staff cannot assist with this.
If you're not able to reset your password online, please call the PUA Call Center at (833) 604-0774.
You will need to click on the button that says "Summary" so that you can verify that the answers you entered are correct. Then click on "Submit." This will certify your weekly claim and provide the next weeks, if any, to be claimed. If you would like to change any of your answers, click on "Previous" to change them.
You have two options. You can either enter new banking information or switch to debit card payments. If the payment was rejected because it was more than the bank will allow you to deposit in a given time period, you will need to use a different bank or switch to debit card payments. For security reasons, you can do this ONLY through self-service online. You will need to take one of these actions in order to receive the payment.
Log into your account at
pua.unemployment.ohio.gov. In the left toolbar, click on "Issues and Determinations" under "View and Maintain Account Information." Click on the Issue Identification Number that you would like to provide documentation for. Then check the box to provide additional documentation and select "Next." On the next screen, select "Yes." Select the "Upload Document" button, add your document and click "Submit." To upload multiple documents, repeat these steps.
The system programming changes to add the additional weeks of PUA benefits were complete on February 19, as scheduled. Once completed, it will take some time for the system to update over 900,000 individual accounts. We will need to stagger the updates to individual accounts to reflect all potentially eligible weeks prioritizing those who have exhausted or are nearing exhaustion of their PUA benefits. For updates, please visit
jfs.ohio.gov/caa.
Please call your processing center or 1-877-644-6562 (1-877-OHIO-JOB) to request a 1099 form. You will need this form to file your 2020 taxes.
Often, communications from scammers look very official. They instruct people to click on a link to obtain prize money or some kind of benefit. In reality, they're trying to trick people into providing their personal information. ODJFS does not send these types of emails. If you receive a notification that seems suspicious, and it asks you to give some personal information, don't click on any links. You can call your processing center or 1-877-644-6562 (1-877-OHIO-JOB) to see if it's legitimate.