Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations
Ohio · Unemployment
jfs.ohio.gov/unemployment-servicesState Unemployment Benefits in Ohio
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services administers unemployment benefits; claims are filed and managed at [unemployment.ohio.gov](https://unemployment.ohio.gov). When a claimant dies mid-claim, the death is reported to ODJFS directly, and the agency determines case by case what happens to any payment for weeks claimed before the death.
Steps to take when someone dies
State Unemployment Benefits in Ohio: key facts
What Ohio says3
- Reporting a death
The death is reported on the ODJFS pre-existing-claims line, or through the Claimant Unemployment Program Inquiry Form linked from the ODJFS unemployment contact page.1
- Benefits at and after the death
ODJFS decides case by case what happens to any payment for weeks claimed before the death, including whether a payment that posts after the date of death is owed.2
- Claimant portal
Claims are filed and managed online at unemployment.ohio.gov, and can also be filed by phone.3, 2
Forms Ohio uses1
- Claimant Unemployment Program Inquiry Form
Sending ODJFS an inquiry about an unemployment claim, including reporting a claimant's death.1
Not in Ohio's published guidance4
- A deceased-claimant procedure
- A deceased-claimant form or instructions
- Who may claim a final payment
- Documents for a final payment
Ohio unemployment benefits
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