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Feb. 17 is deadline for filing claims for storm-related income loss in Newton County
Workers in Newton, Butts, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether, Spalding and Troup counties have until Feb. 17, 2023, to file initial claims for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits to compensate for income lost as a direct result of Georgia’s severe storms, which occurred on Jan. 12, 2023.