IWD to fully use a new ID verification method for unemployment matters
Iowa Workforce Development, or IWD, has announced a successful testing period for ID.me, the new identity verification method used in the state’s unemployment system.
ID.me will become the requirement for all claimants starting April 1st.
Since January 2nd, over 21-thousand claimants have successfully used ID.me when filing a claim with IWD. Over 96 percent or participating claimants were able to complete verification on their first attempt and in less than 5 minutes on average. Since January, the use of ID.me has also already helped IWD identify and halt over 12-hundred fraudulent attempts to obtain benefits.
For more information go to workforce.iowa.gov.
