Calloway is among additional Kentucky counties approved by the Trump Administration for Disaster Unemployment Assistance.
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday the expanded eligibility for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) for individuals in 24 additional counties, who are out of work due to severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides that began in Kentucky on April 2, 2025.
On April 24, President Donald Trump approved Gov. Beshear’s request for a major disaster declaration in response to devastating severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides that began in Kentucky on April 2.
Originally, Individual Assistance was made available for residents in 13 counties: Anderson, Boone, Carroll, Christian, Clark, Franklin, Hardin, Hopkins, Jessamine, McCracken, Mercer, Owen and Woodford.
The President, on May 14, approved an amendment to that declaration, expanding Individual Assistance to an additional 24 counties following requests submitted by Gov. Beshear on April 28 and May 5.
They include Breckinridge, Bullitt, Calloway, Daviess, Garrard, Grayson, Hancock, Hart, Henderson, Henry, Jefferson, LaRue, Lincoln, McLean, Meade, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Ohio, Oldham, Pendleton, Powell, Trimble, Warren and Webster counties.
Individuals – including unemployed and self-employed individuals who were living or working in the affected areas and became unemployed or had work interrupted as a direct result the flooding that occurred in Kentucky starting April 2 – are eligible to apply for DUA benefits through the Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance.
To qualify for DUA benefits, claimants in eligible counties must show that their employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted as a direct result of the disaster and that they are not otherwise eligible for regular unemployment insurance benefits under state or federal law.
Farmers and other self-employed individuals who traditionally are ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits may qualify for DUA.
To receive DUA benefits, the federal program requires individuals to provide documents, including a copy of their most recent federal or state income tax forms or check stubs, a bill showing their physical address at the time of the disaster and a photo ID. All required documentation must be submitted within 21 days from the date the individual’s DUA application is filed.
DUA is available for up to 29 weeks of unemployment from April 6 to October 25, as long as the individual’s unemployment continues to be a direct result of the disaster.
Affected individuals should visit the Kentucky Career Center website at kcc.ky.gov or call 502-564-2900 to file their initial claim. The application deadline is June 23.
April flooding at Glenn’s Creek in Frankfort (Frankfort Police Department photo).
