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

State Unemployment Benefits in Massachusetts: when someone dies

A 3-step process for Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) after a death in Massachusetts.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Unemployment

Massachusetts

mass.gov/orgs/department-of-unemployment-assistance→

Administering agency

Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA)

Phone877-626-6800
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Verified Jun 2026

Steps to take

  1. Report the claimant's death to the DUA Call Center so benefit payments stop.
  2. Return any unemployment payment issued for weeks after the date of death.
  3. Ask DUA whether a final payment is owed for eligible weeks before death and what documentation is required.

Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA)

Phone: 877-626-6800

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Frequently asked questions

The death should be reported to DUA so payments stop. Any payment issued for weeks after the date of death must be returned, and DUA determines whether a final payment is owed for eligible weeks before death.

Call the DUA Call Center at 877-626-6800 to report the death and ask about a final payment. DUA will identify what documentation is needed — typically the death certificate and evidence of the claimant's unemployment and availability for work in the weeks before death. Under federal UI guidance (DOL UIPL 29-91), the authorized legal representative — executor, administrator, or court-appointed representative — may receive any weeks of benefits the claimant had earned before death.

Unemployment

Massachusetts

mass.gov/orgs/department-of-unemployment-assistance→

Administering agency

Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA)

Phone877-626-6800
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified Jun 2026