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Maryland’s BEACON One-Stop Unemployment Insurance Application

Welcome to the Maryland Division of Unemployment Insurance BEACON One-Stop Application. You will be able to file a claim for many unemployment benefit programs using a single application, including regular Unemployment Insurance, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation. Use this site to request your benefit payments each week by filing a claim certification.

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Have you ever filed for unemployment insurance benefits in Maryland?	Yes No
Begin My BEACON One-Stop Application
If you have already started your application in BEACON, but not yet finished, complete the application here: Complete an Unfinished Claim Application
Have you previously filed for unemployment benefits in Maryland using the NetClaims system, or by speaking to a Maryland DOL representative?	Yes No
Begin My BEACON One-Stop Application
If you have already started your application in BEACON, but not yet finished, complete the application here: Complete an Unfinished Claim Application
Have you already activated your account?	Yes No
Login to my Account
Please Activate your Account to utilize your previous claim data, OR
If you are having difficulty logging into your account, and you receive the message “User ID is not defined,” Activate your Account again: Account Activation

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After activating or creating your new BEACON account, select ‘Login to my Account’ to perform any of the below actions. You will need your newly created BEACON user account information to login.

- File a PUA Benefits claim if you are ineligible for Regular UI claim
- File a PEUC Benefits claim if you have exhausted your Regular UI claim
- File a Weekly Certification
- Maintain your account information
- Change or reset your password