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Have you exhausted your UI Extended Benefits or are you about to exhaust them?

This information provides you with alternative assistance options if you have already received or will soon receive your final unemployment insurance extension payment. As a reminder, claimants are currently eligible for up to 79 weeks of benefits, which includes up to 26 weeks of regular unemployment insurance, up to 33 weeks of federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation, and up to 20 weeks of federal-state Extended Benefits. If additional benefits become available, you will receive notification and instructions from the Division of Unemployment Assistance.

Once your final check arrives, you will have exhausted all of the unemployment benefits, including extensions, to which you are currently entitled. You may be eligible for assistance from other state agencies and nonprofits to help you make ends meet while you continue to look for employment. For information about cash assistance, food and nutrition assistance, child care, transportation, housing, home energy and heating, health care, health insurance, consumer protection, and more, please visit the "For Residents" tab at www.mass.gov.

You may also find it helpful to contact the Mass 2-1-1 Call Center. This is a statewide phone-based information and referral service. The Mass 2-1-1 Call Center information and referral line is free and confidential. This service is available seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. By dialing 2-1-1, callers are connected to a trained specialist who can provide information about critical health and human services available in your community.

You can log in at www.mass.gov/dua/webcert, and click on ‘check the status of your claim’, to check your balance and the date of your most recent payment. If you have any questions about your unemployment insurance, please call 1- 877-626-6800.

Please continue to visit the One Stop Career Centers for assistance with your job search and training. To find the career center near you, visit www.mass.gov/careercenters or call 1-877-US-2JOBS.

The following are specific organizations that may be able to assist you:

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE
For food and nutritional assistance, cash assistance, and employment supports.
WWW.MASS.GOV/DTA
Application Information Hotline 1-800-249-2007.
SNAP Hotline (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps) 1-866-950-FOOD (3663)

MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH INSURANCE CONNECTOR
For assistance with finding a health insurance plan.
WWW.MAHEALTHCONNECTOR.ORG 1-877-623-6765

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
For housing, shelter and fuel assistance.
WWW.MASS.GOV/DHCD
Division of Housing Stabilization 1-877-418-3308
Fuel Assistance and Weatherization 1-800-632-8175

DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN SERVICES
Benefits and resources for veterans and their families may be available through your local Veterans Service Officer. To find one near you, go to “Quick Links” on the following website:
WWW.MASS.GOV/VETERANS

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
For assistance with child support orders.
WWW.MASS.GOV/CSE 1-800-332-2733

ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
For residents who are facing challenges in the area of consumer protection, fraud, civil rights violations, health care, and insurance issues.
WWW.MASS.GOV/AGO
Public Inquiry & Assistance Center Hotline 1-617-727-8400

PROJECT BREAD FOODSOURCE HOTLINE
To locate food pantries and other nutrition resources in your community.
www.PROJECTBREAD.org 1-800-645-8333

MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES (MASSCAP) Community Action Agencies (CAA) provide various services including fuel and weatherization assistance, homelessness prevention, emergency food assistance, and job training. To find one near you, go to “Site Map” on the following website:
WWW.MASSCAP.ORG