How Do I Apply for Unemployment Benefits with the Kansas Unemployment Information Center?

This guide will assist you in applying for unemployment benefits with the state of Kansas. You will want to gather these important items before you apply: your state driver's license number or your identification number, your most recent wage information, your home or residential address, a Military DD Form 214 (if you were in the military), the total amount of any severance pay you may have received (if that is applicable), any other states you have worked in throughout the last 18 months, the address where you currently receive mail, your previous employer's contact information, the reason you lost your job, your current phone number, your social security number, your savings or checking account information if you would like direct deposit, a unique alien identification number or registration number (non-US citizens) and your email address. After gathering those items, please feel free to apply on the Kansas Department of Labor's website.

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Apr 28, 2020

Every resident of the great state of Kansas must know how to apply for unemployment benefits. We are going to give you some valuable information in this article that will allow you to do that quickly and easily. Please follow along with the article below to receive step-by-step tips on how you can apply if you would need to.

1. Residents of Kansas who recently lost their job should definitely apply for unemployment the moment that they become unemployed. This is so that they can expeditiously receive unemployment benefits.

2. If your application is accepted by the state of Kansas, you will then be eligible for benefits. To qualify for unemployment benefits, you must have earned a total of at least $3,660 during your base period. You also should have earned income in two-quarters of your base period in order to qualify.

3. Your weekly benefit total will be between $122 and $488 per week in Kansas. To calculate that, you would take 4.25% of your income from your highest quarter during your base period.

4. A resident of the state of Kansas can claim their unemployment benefits for as long as 16 weeks. This assumes they do not find a job elsewhere. The Kansas government does extend this time period at its discretion during challenging times.

5. Unfortunately, if you lost your job because of a reason that was your fault, you are not eligible for unemployment benefits in Kansas. This includes things like misconduct at work. If you lost your job because you were laid off and it was not your fault, you are eligible to apply.

6. The next step in the process is to put together all of the items you will need to file for unemployment benefits in the state of Florida. These items include: your state driver's license number or your identification number, your most recent wage information, your home or residential address, a Military DD Form 214 (if you were in the military), the total amount of any severance pay you may have received (if that is applicable), any other states you have worked in throughout the last 18 months, the address where you currently receive mail, your previous employer's contact information, the reason you lost your job, your current phone number, your social security number, your savings or checking account information if you would like direct deposit, a unique alien identification number or registration number (non-US citizens) and your email address.

7. You will be able to apply for unemployment benefits on the Kansas Department of Labor website after you gather all of the information listed above.

8. If you are denied unemployment benefits by the state of Kansas, you will receive notification of that in the mail in the notice of determination that you receive. You will want to file your appeal within 16 days of the date that is listed on the notice.

9. If you still need assistance with your application for unemployment benefits, that's no problem. We have created a page that will put you directly in touch with a human at the Kansas Department of Labor. Click here to visit our dedicated contact page.

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