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State Unemployment Benefits in South Carolina: when someone dies

A 3-step process for South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) after a death in South Carolina.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Unemployment

South Carolina

dew.sc.gov/individuals/applying-benefits→

Administering agency

South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW)

Phone1-866-831-1724
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

S.C. Code 41-35-30 (payment of benefits in case of death)

Verified Jul 2026

Steps to take

  1. Report the claimant's death to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce by calling 1-866-831-1724 (Relay 711) so benefit payments stop.
  2. Ask DEW whether a benefit was due and unpaid at the date of death.
  3. If the estate has not been administered in the probate court within 60 days of the death, DEW may pay that benefit directly to the surviving spouse — or, if there is none, to the minor children, adult children, parents, or a dependent, in that order (S.C. Code 41-35-30).

South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW)

Phone: 1-866-831-1724

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Frequently asked questions

The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) administers unemployment insurance through the MyBenefits portal at scuihub.dew.sc.gov and its claimant line at 1-866-831-1724 (Relay 711).

Under S.C. Code 41-35-30, when a benefit due the claimant is unpaid at death and the estate has not been administered in the probate court within 60 days after the death, DEW may pay the benefit to the surviving spouse; if there is none, to the minor children, then adult children, then parents, then a person dependent on the deceased. If no one falls within those classifications, the payment lapses and reverts to the unemployment trust fund.

Call the DEW claimant line at 1-866-831-1724 (Relay 711). DEW's forms index publishes no deceased-claimant form, so the call center handles death notifications and can confirm whether a benefit was due and unpaid at the date of death.

SimplyTrustSimplyTrust Editorial·Updated July 14, 2026

Sources

  • dew.sc.gov
  • scstatehouse.gov

Data sourced from State Unemployment Benefits in South Carolina primary sources (4 pages reviewed). How we research.

Unemployment

South Carolina

dew.sc.gov/individuals/applying-benefits→

Administering agency

South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW)

Phone1-866-831-1724
WebsiteVisit website →

Authority

S.C. Code 41-35-30 (payment of benefits in case of death)

Verified Jul 2026
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