EDD payment schedule confusion - is it exactly every 2 weeks after first payment?

congrats on getting ur first payment! EDD pays biweekly after u certify. u need to certify every 2 weeks on UI online. they give u certification dates based on ur SSN i think. check ur UI homepage, it should tell u exactly when to certify next. usually every other sunday

The payment schedule isn't exactly based on your first payment date, but rather on your certification schedule. EDD assigns everyone a certification group (either Group 1 or Group 2). You certify every two weeks on Sunday, and if everything is in order, payment typically processes within 24-48 hours after certification. So if you certified right before your April 26th payment, your next certification would be Sunday, May 8th, with payment likely arriving May 9th-10th. Check your UI Online homepage - it will display your next certification date prominently at the top.

Its NOT every 2 weeks from when u got paid!!! I made that mistake and was freaking out when nothing came. You have to CERTIFY first then they pay you. Theres a specific schedule for when u need to certify based on ur SSN. Login to UI Online and look at the homepage, it tells u exactly when to certify next. After u certify it usually takes 1-2 days to get paid if ur claim is clean. IF THERES ANY ISSUES it can take way longer!! Make sure u answer the certification questions correctly!!

my payment comes exactly 2 days after i certify. i certify sunday morning and money hits my account tuesday morning like clockwork. unless there's a holiday then it might be wednesday.

Like others said, payments don't follow your first payment date - they follow your certification date. One important thing: make sure you're enrolled in either the Money Network debit card or direct deposit for quickest payment. If you haven't set up your payment preference yet, log into UI Online, go to 'Payment Preferences' and choose. Direct deposit is faster in my experience. Also, if you ever need to speak with an EDD rep (which you probably will at some point - most claims hit issues eventually), I used Claimyr (claimyr.com) last month when my payments were stuck pending. They got me through to an EDD agent in about 20 minutes when I had been trying for days. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10?si=TSwYbu_GOwYzt9km

I went through this EXACT same confusion when I first started getting benefits! The EDD system is super confusing. Here's how it actually works: 1. You certify for benefits every 2 weeks on your assigned date (check UI Online) 2. After certification, payment processes in 24-48 hours if no issues 3. You get paid for the PREVIOUS two weeks you just certified for So if you got paid April 26th, you probably certified April 24th or 25th. Your next certification would be May 8th, with payment around May 9th-10th. One important tip: always look for your next certification date on your UI Online homepage! That's your most reliable guide for when to expect payments.

maybe a stupid question but does anyone know if memorial day will delay payment? my next cert is may 22 which means payment would normally hit may 24 but wondering if the holiday will push it to like may 25/26?