Welcome to Benefit Programs Online. In this video, we’ll walk you through the process
of registering for Benefit Programs Online. Log in to manage your unemployment,
disability, Paid Family Leave benefits, or benefit overpayments.
Employers, medical providers, and voluntary plans will also use Benefit Programs Online
to access SDI Online. After creating this account,
you’ll have an easy way to access both UI Online for Unemployment Insurance benefits
and SDI Online for Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave benefits.
If you have a benefit overpayment, you can manage it with Benefit Overpayment Services.
To get started, you'll need your email address. If you don't already have an email account,
you'll need to create one. There are many free options available.
Your email should also be a personal email, used only by you.
You'll start by creating a Benefit Programs Online account.
Benefit Programs Online is a secure login to connect you with Unemployment Insurance,
Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave benefit services, as well as Benefit Overpayment Services.
Since this is your very first time creating a Benefit Programs Online account; select Register.
Review the information on this page and select I Agree to continue.
Next, you'll create your profile.
You’ll start by entering in your email address and creating a password.
Your email should be a personal email, used only by you.
When creating your password, be sure to follow the password requirements shown here.
Remember to never share your password with anyone. You will also need to select four security
questions, and provide your answers to the questions in the Answer fields.
Make sure you save these questions and answers, just in case you need to recover your password.
In addition, select an image and provide a personal image caption.
Your personal image caption is a word or phrase of your choice and is not a password.
Next time you login, this image and caption will be displayed
to assure that you are on the official Benefit Programs Online website.
After completing this screen, select Next to continue.
Review the information you provided. If you want to make changes to any of
your answers, select Previous to go back and make changes.
When you're ready, select Submit Registration to continue.
You're almost done registering for your Benefit Programs Online account.
The EDD will send an email to the address you provided with further instructions.
Open the email and select the link included in the message.
If you do not select the link within 48 hours it will expire
and you will have to start the registration process again.
Your registration will be complete once you have selected the link in the email.
If you do not receive this email message, check your junk/spam folder.
Once you select the link, you’ll be directed to this page which confirms your successful
registration for Benefit Programs Online. Select Log In to be taken to the login page.
Enter your email address, and select Log In.
To ensure that you are on the official Benefit Programs Online login screen,
verify your personal image and personal caption.
They should match the ones you selected. Then, enter your password, and select Login.
You're done! To create or
access your UI Online Account, select UI Online. To file and access your Disability Insurance
benefits, or to file for Paid Family Leave benefits, select SDI Online.
To establish a benefit overpayment plan or manage your payments, select Benefit Overpayments.
We hope you have found this video helpful
in learning how to register for Benefit Programs Online.
We invite you to visit our department website for more information.