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    Unemployment Benefits for Federal Civilian Employees (UCFE)

    Federal Civilian Employees' Unemployment benefits are for eligible federal civilian employees. They get them if they lose their jobs through no fault of their own.

    Who qualifies for UC for Federal Civilian Employees

    You may get unemployment benefits under federal law if you were a former federal civilian employee and:

    • Your last official duty station was in Pennsylvania;
    • You are a resident of Pennsylvania and your last official duty station was outside of the U.S.; or
    • You were employed in Pennsylvania after separation from your federal employer.

    Requirements for applying for UCFE

    You should file an intial application for benefits right away. You should continue to file weekly claims for benefits as well. 

    As a federal employee, your wage information will not be immediately available to us. You will need to provide the UC service center with supporting paperwork. This paperwork should include:

    • Standard Form 8, Notice to Federal Employe About Unemployment Compensation
    • Standard Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action, or its equivalent
    • Pay stubs (from 15 months prior to your last date of work)
    • W-2
    • W-4 or Withholding Tax Statement

    Mail copies, not the originals, of all requested paperwork to the UC service center. Here is the complete list of service centers' addresses and fax numbers. 

    This paperwork proves your UC eligibility. After reviewing it, your benefits might change. 

    We will quickly fix underpayments. If you were paid excess benefits, they must be repaid. Or, we will subtract the excess amount from future benefits.