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Home→Agencies→Unemployment Benefits→California→When someone dies

State Unemployment Benefits in California: when someone dies

A 3-step process for California Employment Development Department (EDD) after a death in California.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Unemployment

California

edd.ca.gov/en/unemployment→

Administering agency

California Employment Development Department (EDD)

Phone1-800-300-5616
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Verified Jun 2026

Steps to take

  1. Report the claimant's death to the EDD so benefit payments stop.
  2. Confirm with the EDD which weeks before the date of death remain payable.
  3. Ask the EDD how a legally authorized representative or heir claims any final payment and what documentation is required.

California Employment Development Department (EDD)

Phone: 1-800-300-5616

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

Benefits are payable only for days up to and including the date of death. The death should be reported to the EDD so payments stop, and a legally authorized representative or heir may claim any benefit owed for eligible weeks before death.

Call EDD at 1-800-300-5616 to report the death and stop payments. For any uncashed benefit checks, submit EDD Form DE 903SD with proof of identity, the death certificate, and documentation establishing the heir's relationship to the claimant. Benefits are payable only through the date of death.

Unemployment

California

edd.ca.gov/en/unemployment→

Administering agency

California Employment Development Department (EDD)

Phone1-800-300-5616
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified Jun 2026