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

State Unemployment Benefits in Ohio: when someone dies

A 3-step process for Ohio Department of Job and Family Services — Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations after a death in Ohio.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Unemployment

Ohio

unemployment.ohio.gov→

Administering agency

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services — Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations

Phone1-877-644-6562
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified Jun 2026

Steps to take

  1. Call ODJFS at 1-877-644-6562 (TTY 614-387-8408) to report the claimant's death and stop further benefit payments.
  2. Return any unemployment payment issued for weeks after the date of death.
  3. Ask the ODJFS agent whether a final payment is owed for eligible weeks before death and what documentation — death certificate, Letters Testamentary, or other authority — is required for that specific claim.

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services — Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations

Phone: 1-877-644-6562

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Frequently asked questions

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services administers unemployment benefits through the Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations and the claimant portal at unemployment.ohio.gov. Claims can also be filed by phone at 1-877-644-6562.

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

Call ODJFS at 1-877-644-6562 (TTY 614-387-8408). ODJFS does not publish a public web form for deceased-claimant reporting. Have a certified death certificate available; the agent will advise whether Letters Testamentary or other authority documents are needed for any final payment owed.

Unemployment

Ohio

unemployment.ohio.gov→

Administering agency

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services — Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations

Phone1-877-644-6562
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified Jun 2026