State Unemployment Benefits in South Dakota

State Unemployment Benefits in South Dakota: key facts

Administering agency

South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR), Reemployment Assistance Division.

Phone

605-626-2452 (Reemployment Assistance customer service).

After a death

Report the claimant's death so payments stop; payments issued for weeks after the date of death must be returned.

Reporting a death

Call DLR Reemployment Assistance Customer Service at 605-626-2452 (Mon–Fri, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. CT). No online death-reporting form is published; the phone line is the designated contact channel for survivor and estate inquiries.

Documentation and who may claim

DLR does not publish a standard form or document list for final-payment claims by survivors. Contact 605-626-2452 to confirm what documentation (e.g., death certificate, Letters Testamentary) DLR requires and who — executor, surviving spouse, or other heir — may receive any payment owed for eligible weeks before death.

Frequently asked questions