Delaware Layoff Resources
If you have been laid off in Delaware, these resources can help you apply for unemployment, find health coverage, seek financial assistance, locate workforce services, and get reliable information about possible workplace problems.
Eligibility requirements vary by program. Use the links below to check current rules and apply through the responsible agency.
Unemployment Benefits and Filing
File a Delaware unemployment claim promptly and continue requesting benefits for each eligible week. Delaware generally requires claimants who are not exempt to register with Delaware JobLink within three business days, keep that registration active, and complete an active work search each week. The state currently requires at least one new work-search contact each week.
- Delaware unemployment claimant services
- File a Delaware unemployment claim
- Delaware JobLink
- Delaware work-search requirements
- Unemployment Insurance: 302-761-8446
Layoff-Notice Protections
Delaware does not have a separate state mini-WARN law. Federal WARN may require 60 days of notice for certain large layoffs and plant closings. Delaware’s employment and training system can connect affected workers with reemployment and training services, but it does not determine whether WARN was violated.
Health-Insurance Coverage
Delaware uses HealthCare.gov for Marketplace coverage. Losing job-based insurance usually creates a special enrollment opportunity. Compare Marketplace coverage, Delaware Medicaid, and COBRA before deciding.
- HealthCare.gov
- Special enrollment after losing coverage
- Delaware Medicaid
- Apply through Delaware ASSIST
- COBRA continuation coverage
Food, Cash, Childcare, Utility, and Local Assistance
Delaware ASSIST is the main portal for several public benefits, including SNAP, Medicaid, cash assistance, childcare assistance, and LIHEAP. For local food, rent, utility, shelter, transportation, and other emergency help, Delaware 211 can help identify programs serving your area.
- Delaware ASSIST
- Delaware childcare assistance
- Delaware utility-assistance information
- Delaware 211
- Dial 211 | Text your ZIP code to 898211
- Delaware State Housing Authority
Workforce and Reemployment Services
Delaware American Job Centers and the Division of Employment and Training provide no-cost job-search and training assistance, including career guidance, résumé help, workshops, veteran services, and information about training programs.
Workplace Problems and Legal Help
Delaware’s Office of Labor Law Enforcement handles certain wage-payment, minimum-wage, meal-break, and related labor-law issues. The Office of Anti-Discrimination handles employment-discrimination charges under laws within its authority. Different claims have different deadlines.
- Delaware Office of Labor Law Enforcement
- Labor Law Enforcement: 302-761-8200
- Delaware anti-discrimination information
- File an EEOC charge
Civil legal help
Last reviewed: August 2026