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

State Unemployment Benefits in Wisconsin: when someone dies

A 4-step process for Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development — Unemployment Insurance after a death in Wisconsin.

OverviewWhen someone dies

Unemployment

Wisconsin

dwd.wisconsin.gov/uiben→

Administering agency

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development — Unemployment Insurance

Phone(414) 435-7069
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified Jun 2026

Steps to take

  1. Call DWD Unemployment Insurance — (414) 435-7069 (Milwaukee area), (608) 266-3131 (Madison area), or toll-free (844) 910-3661 — to report the claimant's death and stop benefit payments.
  2. Return any unemployment payment issued for weeks after the date of death.
  3. Ask DWD whether a final payment is owed for eligible weeks before death (Wis. Stat. 108.13(3)) and what documents DWD will require from the person claiming on behalf of the estate.
  4. To obtain the deceased's 1099-G tax statement, mail a certified death certificate and a signed authorization letter or domiciliary letters to UI, P.O. Box 8400, Madison, WI 53708.

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development — Unemployment Insurance

Phone: (414) 435-7069

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Frequently asked questions

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), Unemployment Insurance Division, administers unemployment compensation through the claimant portal at my.unemployment.wisconsin.gov.

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

Under Wis. Stat. 108.13(3), DWD has discretion to designate "any person who in its judgment should properly receive the benefits in lieu of the claimant." The statute sets no priority order between executor, surviving spouse, or other heirs — DWD decides case by case. Contact DWD directly to initiate the designation process.

Unemployment

Wisconsin

dwd.wisconsin.gov/uiben→

Administering agency

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development — Unemployment Insurance

Phone(414) 435-7069
WebsiteVisit website →
Verified Jun 2026