Learn about unemployment benefits program fraud, including ID fraud. Learn what fraud is, the consequences, and how to report fraud. Find information on reporting unemployment ID fraud and what to do if you are a victim of ID fraud.
Unemployment Benefits fraud is when a person does not give correct or complete information on a claim. Fraud is punishable by law, both felony and misdemeanor. This page is a summary of people who TWC prosecuted for unemployment benefits fraud.
Find information on reporting fraud, theft, waste, or program abuse in any TWC program.
Learn how to apply for unemployment benefits.
An overpayment is caused when TWC pays unemployment benefits that you were not eligible to receive. State law requires TWC to recover all unemployment benefits overpayments.
The Unemployment Tax program collects wage information and unemployment taxes from employers. The wage information determines the amount of unemployment benefits claimants may receive. Unemployment taxes are used to pay unemployment benefits.
This page discusses Disaster Unemployment Insurance, including how to apply for disaster-related benefits.
Find information about unemployment benefit chargebacks. Unemployment benefit chargebacks are amounts of paid unemployment benefits charged to an employer’s tax account for use in calculating the employer’s unemployment tax rate.
Information for how to verify your identity in order to validate your unemployment benefits claim.
Learn about the ongoing eligibility requirements for receiving unemployment benefits. To continue to be eligible for unemployment benefits, you must be totally or partially unemployed (working part time) and meet all of our requirements.