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Officials Set Up Web Portal for Unemployment Claims

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- State employment officials have established an online portal for those looking to file unemployment claims.

mybenefits.dew.sc.gov.Officials say the new website was designed with the "claimant in mind," in an effort to improve the department's efficiency and the user's experience."We want to remove the workload of processing initial unemployment claims from our local offices and use those available local office resources to help put people back to work," DEW Executive John Finan said in a Wednesday news release. Finan said the new web resource will allow his office to perform more efficiently.First-time users are asked to create a username and password. Once claimants have set up an account, DEW officials say they can file initial claims, make weekly certifications, and find out the status of claims.Also, users will be able to access the Virtual One-Stop system, VOS, where they can apply from jobs online or search for job opportunities that match their submitted criteria./>

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