State Unemployment Benefits in Delaware: when someone dies
A 3-step process for Delaware Department of Labor — Division of Unemployment Insurance after a death in Delaware.
Administering agency
Delaware Department of Labor — Division of Unemployment Insurance
Authority
Del. Code tit. 19, ch. 33 (Unemployment Compensation), § 3325
Steps to take
- Report the claimant's death to the Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance at 302-761-8446 or UIClaims@delaware.gov.
- Ask the Division how it handles a claim after the claimant has died, and what it requires from a survivor or estate representative — Delaware publishes no written procedure for this.
- Expect the Division to seek repayment of any benefits the claimant was not entitled to receive (19 Del. C. § 3325(a)).
Delaware Department of Labor — Division of Unemployment Insurance
Phone: 302-761-8446
Visit the agency website →Frequently asked questions
The Delaware Department of Labor administers unemployment insurance through its Division of Unemployment Insurance. The statewide UI information hotline is 302-761-8446, and questions can be emailed to UIClaims@delaware.gov.
Delaware does not publish a deceased-claimant procedure — its claimant handbook, Claimant FAQs, and unemployment statute (19 Del. C. ch. 33) are silent on final payments to a survivor or estate. Because a claimant must personally request each weekly benefit payment through TeleBenefits or WebBenefits, payments stop when those requests stop. Contact the Division at 302-761-8446 or UIClaims@delaware.gov to report the death and ask how it handles the claim; benefits an individual was not entitled to receive must be repaid (19 Del. C. § 3325(a)).
Sources
Data sourced from State Unemployment Benefits in Delaware primary sources (4 pages reviewed). How we research.
Administering agency
Delaware Department of Labor — Division of Unemployment Insurance
Authority
Del. Code tit. 19, ch. 33 (Unemployment Compensation), § 3325