Arkansas Division of Reemployment, Unemployment Insurance

Arkansas · Unemployment

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State Unemployment Benefits in Arkansas

The Arkansas Division of Reemployment, a division of the Arkansas Department of Commerce, administers unemployment insurance; its claimant information is still published on the Division of Workforce Services site. After a claimant's death, a survivor or the estate contacts the UI Service Center directly.

Steps to takeKey facts

Steps to take when someone dies

1
Contact the Arkansas Division of Reemployment UI Service Center at 1-844-908-2178 to report the claimant's death so benefit payments stop.
2
Ask the agency what, if anything, is payable for weeks the claimant certified before death, and what documentation a survivor or the estate must provide; the answer comes from the agency.
3
Do not attempt to certify weeks or take over the claim on the deceased's behalf; a right to benefits cannot be assigned (Ark. Code Ann. 11-10-109(a)).

State Unemployment Benefits in Arkansas: key facts

What Arkansas says3

Reporting a death

The death is reported to the UI Service Center so benefit payments stop. The Service Center is also where a survivor asks what, if anything, is owed for weeks the claimant certified before death.1

Who may claim a final payment

Except as the chapter itself provides, Ark. Code Ann. 11-10-109(a) makes any assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of a right to unemployment benefits void, so a survivor cannot simply take over a claim; the agency decides what is payable.2

The agency's UI Handbook states: "Due to the Privacy Act, we cannot discuss your claim with anyone but you. This includes family members."3

Claimant portal

Initial claims are filed at ezarc.adws.arkansas.gov. A claimant certifies each week of unemployment through Arkansas LAUNCH or by phone through ArkLine.1

Governing law: Ark. Code Ann. 11-10-101 et seq. (Division of Workforce Services Law)

Not in Arkansas's published guidance3

  • A deceased-claimant procedure
  • Benefits at and after the death
  • Documents for a final payment

Sources3

  1. 1.Unemployment (Arkansas Division of Workforce Services site)
  2. 2.Ark. Code Ann. 11-10-109(a)
  3. 3.Your Unemployment Insurance Information Handbook (Arkansas Division of Reemployment, January 2026)

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