Where to enter currentyear repayment of unemployment compensation from a prior year. Apply for unemployment benefits online through MyNCUIBenefits—this is the fastest way to apply.You can also apply over the phone: 888-737-0259. This chapter deals with state law provisions for identifying, establishing, and collecting Unemployment. A Senate committee on Monday forwarded two bills that would reform how unemployment overpayments follow claimants. Overpayments occur when you get benefits and we later find that you were not eligible. You need to pay back these benefits to us.