HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Governor Andy Beshear announced that the state will accept applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) from individuals in 15 counties who are out of work as a result of the severe storms in Kentucky on May 21 through 27, 2024.
Officials say following Gov. Beshear’s disaster relief request on June 14, President Joe Biden issued a Major Disaster Declaration on July 23, designating fifteen counties, which include Hopkins and Muhlenberg counties, for individual assistance.
Gov. Beshear’s office says individuals – including unemployed and self-employed individuals who were living or working in the affected areas and became unemployed or had work interrupted as a direct result of severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides on May 21 through 27, 2024, – are eligible to apply for DUA benefits through the Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance.
Beshear returns to Kentucky after weeks of campaigning and travel
Officials say DUA is available to individuals who: