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

State Unemployment Benefits in Texas: when someone dies

A 3-step process for Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) — Unemployment Benefits after a death in Texas.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Unemployment

Texas

twc.texas.gov/programs/unemployment-benefits→

Administering agency

Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) — Unemployment Benefits

Phone800-939-6631
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified Jun 2026

Steps to take

  1. Report the claimant's death to TWC so benefit payments stop.
  2. Ask TWC whether a final payment is owed for eligible weeks before death and what documentation is required.
  3. Resolve any overpayment for weeks paid after the date of death, which TWC may recover from a probated estate.

Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) — Unemployment Benefits

Phone: 800-939-6631

Visit the agency website →

Frequently asked questions

The Texas Workforce Commission administers unemployment benefits. Claimants and families reach a representative at the TWC Tele-Center at 800-939-6631 or the automated Tele-Serv line at 800-558-8321.

The death should be reported to TWC so payments stop. Any payment issued for weeks after the date of death becomes an overpayment, which TWC may recover from a probated estate, while TWC determines whether a final payment is owed for eligible weeks before death.

Mail or fax a non-certified copy of the death certificate to TWC Benefit Overpayment Collections (101 E. 15th St, Rm 556, Austin TX 78778-0001; fax 512-936-3799). You can also call the TWC Tele-Center at 800-939-6631. There is no online form for reporting a claimant's death.

Unemployment

Texas

twc.texas.gov/programs/unemployment-benefits→

Administering agency

Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) — Unemployment Benefits

Phone800-939-6631
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified Jun 2026