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A 3-step process for New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions — Unemployment Insurance after a death in New Mexico.
Administering agency
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions — Unemployment Insurance
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions — Unemployment Insurance
Phone: 1-877-664-6984
Visit the agency website →The death should be reported to the Department of Workforce Solutions so payments stop. The Department determines whether a final payment is owed for eligible weeks before the date of death, and any payment issued for weeks after death must be returned.
Under 11.3.300.318 NMAC, the court-appointed executor, administrator, or personal representative has first priority. If no court appointment exists, next of kin may claim in this order: surviving spouse (and parents of minor children), surviving spouse alone, surviving adult children, surviving parents, or surviving siblings. A written application on the DWS prescribed form, a certified copy of the death certificate, and proof of the applicant's relationship to the deceased must be submitted within six months of death.
Administering agency
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions — Unemployment Insurance