CT Unemployment Insurance Survey

Have you experienced unemployment in Connecticut in the last five years?

YesNo

When you were out of work, did you receive Unemployment Insurance benefits?

YesNo

Did you experience any of the following during your time receiving Unemployment Insurance benefits? Please respond "Yes" to all that apply.

	Yes	No
Limited access to technology
Confusion about eligibility
Issues filing claims on the Unemployment Insurance website, ReEmployCT
Confusion about the amount of money I would receive
A delay in receiving benefits
Exhaustion of benefits
Benefit overpayment

Why didn’t you receive Unemployment Insurance Benefits?

Ineligible for benefitsDidn’t need benefitsDidn’t know about benefits or how to applyEmployer told me not to applyProblems with the application processNo access to the necessary technology to file a claimDidn’t expect to be unemployed for longPersonal opinions about applying for Unemployment InsuranceOther

What could have improved your experience with Unemployment Insurance or helped you apply? Please respond "Yes" to all that apply.

	Yes	No
Having more language options for communications
Making the documents easier to understand
Having better access to technology
Having a better ReEmployCT Unemployment Insurance website
Having more access to Unemployment Insurance staff for support
Having increased benefit payments
Having a better appeals process
Other

If you selected "Other" please specify below.

We want to help promote equitable access to Unemployment Insurance benefits for all CT residents, so we would like to ask you these next few questions. Do you identify as a man, woman, nonbinary, or would you prefer not to say?

Which race or ethnicity best describes you? American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black or African American, Hispanic, White, Multiple Ethnicities, Other, or you would prefer not to say?

What town do you live in?

Please confirm your age range.

Please confirm your household income.

We are only accepting responses from CT residents who have experienced unemployment in the past two years. For more information on this project and resources for CT residents experiencing unemployment, please visit www.ctunitedway.org/uifeedback