A person shall be eligible to receive unemployment assistance benefit only if that person:

1. is an insured person in accordance with the provisions of the Social Security Act;
2. made at least 50 weeks of contributions (not necessarily consecutive) to the Social Security scheme on or before 6^th September 2017; and
3. but for Hurricane Irma, would have been fully employed on the date of claim.

A claimant is disqualified from receiving unemployment/underemployment assistance benefit if without good cause:

1. He refuses or fails to apply for suitable employment that is vacant after becoming aware that such position is vacant or is becoming vacant, or fails to accept such a position after it has been offered to him;
2. He neglects to avail himself of an opportunity for suitable employment, or makes no reasonable effort to obtain suitable alternative employment;
3. He fails to carry out any written directions given to him by the Director or Labour Commissioner with a view to assisting him to find suitable employment, if the directions were reasonable having regard both to his circumstances and to the usual means of obtaining that employment; or
4. He lost his employment by reason of his own misconduct or if he voluntarily left his employment.

Unemployment assistance benefit shall be paid in a two lump sum payments six weeks apart, save that the second payment will only be made if the claimant is still eligible to receive the assistance benefit.

The unemployment benefit shall be paid at a flat rate as follows:

Claims for Unemployment Assistance Benefit should be made on the approved form. A person may make a claim for unemployment assistance benefit commencing 1^st December 2017 or any date thereafter. Forms will be made available at the Department of Labour and the Anguilla Social Security Office on 1^st December 2017. Completed forms should be submitted to the Unemployment Assistance Project Officer at the Department of Labour.