Unemployment Benefits Services

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• Returning users, logon here.
• Logon with a User ID from another TWC Internet application, such as WorkInTexas.com.
• Sign up for a TWC Internet User ID.

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Apply for Benefits

Submit an application for unemployment benefits.
View a tutorial on how to sign up for a TWC Internet User ID.
For help using the online system, view TWC's Apply for Benefits Tutorial.

You Will Need:

• Last employer's business name and address
• First and last dates (month, day and year) you worked for your last employer
• Number of hours worked and pay rate if you worked this week (including Sunday)
• Information related to your normal wage
• Alien Registration Number (if not a U.S. citizen or national)

Apply for Benefits

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Request a Payment

If you have an active claim, request a benefits payment.
View a tutorial on how to request payments online.
View a tutorial on how to calculate earnings.

You Will Need:

• Earnings amount for each week (if applicable)
• Work search activities for each week

Payment Request

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View Claim and Payment Status

If you have applied for Unemployment Benefits, view claim and payment information.

Claim and Payment Status

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View Appeal Status

View your Appeal Status.

Appeal Status

For help in filing an appeal, see Introduction to the Unemployment Benefits Appeal Process.

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View IRS 1099-G Information

If you received Unemployment Benefits during the previous calendar year, view the total amount TWC paid to you and any amount withheld.

IRS 1099-G Information

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Submit a Work Search Log

If TWC requested your Work Search Log information, submit your work search activities.

You Will Need:

• Details about your work search activities for the week TWC requested (download a blank Work Search Log in PDF format)

Work Search Log

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Change Payment Option

Change the way that TWC pays your Unemployment Benefits.

For more information about payment options, see:

• Receiving Benefit Payments by Debit Card
• Receiving Benefit Payments by Direct Deposit

You Will Need:

• The nine-digit routing number for your U.S. bank or credit union
• Your account number
• Your account type
• A check, not a deposit slip, for your routing or account number. Contact your bank or credit union if you are unsure about your routing and account numbers.

Payment Option

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Estimate Unemployment Benefits

To estimate possible Unemployment Benefits, provide wage and pay period information.

You Will Need:

• Wage information for the past five quarters
• Pay period information for the past five quarters

Benefits Estimator

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