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Attention UI Claimants!
Beginning Nov. 4, all unemployment insurance (UI) claimants who have not already verified their identity with ID.me, a third-party identity verification vendor, will be required to register an account with the company and verify their identity in order to access their claim.
Registration is now open for ID.me if you wish to register your account prior to Nov. 4. Please visit the following link:
https://hosted-pages.id.me/kentucky-office-of-unemployment-insurance-kentucky-ouiYou can learn more about ID.me by reading through the Frequently Asked Questions document. The press release announcing the launch of ID.me can be found here.
Read the full press release - Frequently Asked Questions
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Tenants who qualify for rent and utility assistance to cover past-due and future bills can visit https://teamkyhherf.ky.gov/ to apply for the Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund which has an additional $264 million to keep Kentuckians safe throughout the pandemic.
Include your name, contact information (such as phone number and email address), and a message that you never filed for Unemployment Insurance.
Due to the upcoming state holidays, the Office of Unemployment Insurance will be closed on the following days. Banks may also be closed which could delay UI benefit deposits.
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