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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 Nevada 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 Nevada

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

  • Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation

    Unemployment Insurance

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

    Ways to apply:OnlinePhone

  • Nevada Department of Business and Industry, Division of Industrial Relations

    Workers' Compensation

    Workers' compensation provides benefits to eligible workers injured or made ill on the job.

    Ways to apply:PhonePaper

  • Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles

    Driver License

    The DMV issues and renews Nevada driver licenses and permits.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePaperIn person

  • Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles

    Identification Cards

    The DMV issues Nevada identification cards to residents who do not hold a driver license.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePaperIn person

  • Nevada Department of Human Services, Division of Public and Behavioral Health

    Vital Records

    The Office of Vital Records maintains and issues eligible applicants birth and death certificates.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePaperIn 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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