How to reopen a unemployment money claim and how long will it take to reopen a unemployment claim?

The best way to reopen a claim is by logging in to your Benefits Program Online account and using UI Online. If you certified for benefits within the last 120 days, you can continue certifying on your current claim. You don’t need to certify for weeks you worked, select the week you became unemployed or had your hours reduced.

If it has been more than 120 days, you can reopen an unemployment claim online, by phone, or by mail. View UI Online: Reopen your claim (YouTube) to learn more. Reopening a claim online is a shorter process than the original application for benefits. In most cases, we can automatically reopen a claim within a few days to a week.

You must be able to and available for work to collect benefits. If you don’t meet this requirement, we will follow up with you to see if you’re eligible. Once your claim is reopened, you must certify every two weeks to receive benefits.