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Help finding a job, unemployment benefits when you lose one, and the IDs and papers you need to work. Your state runs unemployment benefits and the offices for driver licenses, state IDs and birth certificates. Social Security gives out Social Security cards.Help in Indiana and from the federal government.

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Tell us more about what you need. We answer first, then show the programs that fit, then ask a few questions to narrow it down.

Programs in Indiana

Indiana programs for this kind of help. Each agency decides who qualifies.

  • Indiana Department of Workforce Development

    Unemployment Insurance

    Unemployment Insurance provides temporary payments to eligible workers who lose work through no fault of their own.

    Ways to apply:Online

  • Indiana Workers' Compensation Board

    Workers' Compensation

    Workers' compensation provides benefits for workers with job-related injuries or illnesses.

    Ways to apply:PaperIn person

  • Indiana Department of Health

    Indiana Vital Records

    Indiana Vital Records provides eligible residents with certified copies of birth and death records.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePhonePaperIn person

  • Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles

    Driver's licenses

    The BMV issues and renews Indiana driver licenses.

    Ways to apply:OnlineIn person

  • Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles

    State identification cards

    The BMV issues Indiana identification cards to residents who need state-issued identification.

    Ways to apply:In person

Checked on October 8, 2026

Federal programs

These work the same in every state. Each agency decides who qualifies.

  • Social Security Administration

    Replace a Social Security card

    Get a free replacement Social Security card if yours was lost, stolen or damaged. Many people can ask online.

    Request it online with a my Social Security account, or visit or call Social Security. It is always free.

Checked on October 9, 2026

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