Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance is now available for eligible workers in four Wisconsin counties — Forest, Outagamie, Vilas, and Winnebago — following severe storms and a tornado on July 27, the state Department of Workforce Development announced Tuesday. President Trump issued a formal federal disaster declaration on October 7. The program provides temporary income support to workers and self-employed individuals who lost employment due to the disaster and do not qualify for regular unemployment insurance; applications are due by December 7, 2026, and benefits are retroactive to August 2, 2026.
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