The Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Program has enhanced the online system to offer more self-service features. The online Applicant Self-Service System is the fastest way to apply for benefits and manage your account. An automated phone option, offering English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali languages is also available.

Some features of the Self-Service System:

• Apply for benefits.
• Estimate your potential benefit amount with the Benefits Estimator.
• Request benefit payments* (online or by phone) weekly or every other week.
  
  NOTE: When you log in to the system (online and by phone), you will enter your Social Security number and Password – if you have a 4-digit PIN from before October 15th – it will still work.
  
  
• Reactivate your account.
• View and update your account information – change your address, view payment status, change your preferred payment method, change tax withholdings.
• Every time you log in (online or by phone), the system will direct you to what you need to do.
• When you make your request for benefits, the system will tell you what your payment will be.
• When you log in (online or by phone), customized messages will remind you of important information on your account needing your attention. Replying online gets your information to a representative faster.
• To request assistance or provide comments or suggestions about the Self-Service System, refer to Contact UI.

*View a Schedule for Requesting Benefit Payments

The Applicant Self-Service System is available online and by phone Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.:

• Online at www.uimn.org
  click on Apply for UI Benefits
  
  
• By phone using the automated phone option. You can choose English, Spanish, Hmong, or Somali -
  
  
  • Twin Cities area: 651-296-3644
  • Greater Minnesota: 1-877-898-9090 (Toll Free)

TTY (for the deaf and hard of hearing): 1-866-814-1252

NOTE:

• Short unexpected periods of unavailability may occur due to the technical complexity involved with implementing a new system.
• The self-service system is designed to work with Internet Explorer version 5.5 and higher, Netscape version 6.2 and higher or America Online 8.0 and higher. It uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Protocol to secure data transmissions. SSL scrambles the data you send so that others cannot read it. The data is then unscrambled when received.