Filing for unemployment benefits with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is just the beginning. It is the easy part. Once you have arranged your source of income while you are unemployed, it is time to start your new full-time job: to find a job.

However, before you start walking the streets looking for work there are a few pointers you must understand about Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation program. Once you filed your claim over the phone or online and it has been accepted  you must begin to file your weekly benefit claims. You can file these weekly claims either online or over the phone.

It is important you know how and where to file these claims or your application could be denied. It is also vital to know what information you will be asked when you file your online of phone claim. Any mistakes or omissions in your claim could end up in your claim being denied or frozen.

The Good News

The long lines to the unemployment office are a thing of the past. Now you can file your weekly benefits from wherever you, your laptop or phone may be. This means you can file your claims from the comfort of your home or wherever you get coverage or an internet connection.

Online

You can file your weekly benefits online at www.uc.pa.gov  Just click on the link and follow the instructions.

Phone

Unlike other states, Pennsylvania has created a special Teleclaims number for each area. This phone system is called Pennsylvania Teleclaims, PAT for short. Please find below the phone number for Unemployment Service Centers and PAT numbers by region.

What Will I Need?

Regardless of which method you choose to file your weekly benefits you will need to provide the following information: Driving license number, SSN, name and contact details of your employers in the last 18 months, your contact details, the dates you started and finished employment and your reason you stopped working. You will also need your most recent pay stub and the PIN number the PA department of Labor gave you.

UC SERVICE CENTERS
Allentown:
Local: 610.821.6735
Local TTY (Hearing Impaired):
610.821.6771
Local PAT: 610.821.6659
Fax: 610.821.6281
 
    Indiana:
Local: 724.599.1250
Local PAT: 724.599.1004
Fax: 724.599.1068
Altoona:
Local: 814.946.7224
Local PAT: 814.941.6849
Fax: 814.941.6801
 
    Lancaster:
Local: 717.299.7711
Local PAT: 717.299.7560
Fax: 717.299.7557
Duquesne:
Local: 412.267.1315
Local PAT: 412.267.1494
Fax: 412.267.1475
 
    Philadelphia:
Local: 215.856.6990
Local PAT: 215.560.1978
Fax: 215.560.6981
Erie:
Local: 814.871.4311
Local PAT: 814.878.5700
Fax: 814.871.4863     Scranton:
Local: 570.496.2332
Local TTY (Hearing Impaired): 570.562.4871
Local PAT: 570.562.4800
Local PAT TTY (Hearing Impaired): 570.562.4870
Fax: 570.562.4872
 
TOLL FREE STATEWIDE: 888.313.7284
TOLL FREE TTY (Hearing Impaired): 888.334.4046

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