If I am a corporate officer or principal in an ongoing business, am I eligible for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits? When filing the initial claim for UC benefits, the unemployed worker needs to provide: • Their Social Security Number.Call the Benefit Payment Control Unit at (602) 364-4300. For all other inquiries, contact the UI Call Center at (877) 766-8477. Claimants must show that they are unemployed through no fault of their own, that they are able and available to work, and that they are actively seeking work. My business is a corporation, and I am a corporate officer. Why do I have to report the wages that I earn from my corporation? They are corporate officers who are devoting any time or effort to the corporation's business, even though wages or salaries may not be paid at that time. Arizona at Work - Pima County - A Proud Partner of the Americanjobcenter Network. Ruins of ancient cities (v.