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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 Florida 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 Florida

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

  • Florida Department of Commerce

    Reemployment Assistance

    Reemployment Assistance provides temporary benefits to eligible people who lose work through no fault of their own.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePhonePaper

  • Florida Department of Management Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation

    Workers’ Compensation

    Workers’ compensation helps employees with medical care and wage benefits after work-related injuries.

    Ways to apply:PhonePaper

  • Florida Department of Health

    Vital Statistics

    The department issues certified Florida birth and death certificates.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePaperIn person

  • Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

    Driver Licenses

    FLHSMV issues and renews Florida driver licenses.

    Ways to apply:OnlineIn person

  • Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

    State Identification Cards

    FLHSMV issues Florida identification cards to residents who need state photo 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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