EDD payment stuck on pending after 3am certification - normal delay or problem?
Hey everyone, quick question about certification timing. I certified for my benefits at around 3am yesterday morning (couldn't sleep lol) and my payment is still showing as 'pending' in UI Online. Usually when I certify during normal daytime hours it switches to paid pretty fast. Is it normal to stay pending longer when you certify in the middle of the night? I'm getting a little worried since rent is due next week and I really need this payment to go through. Anyone else certified during weird hours and noticed delays?
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Diego Rojas
In my experience, certification time doesn't affect how quickly it processes. I've certified at all hours and sometimes it goes to paid within hours, other times it takes 2-3 days. EDD systems run 24/7 so 3am shouldn't matter. I'd give it until tomorrow before getting too concerned.
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Chloe Martin
•Thanks, that's reassuring! I'll try to be patient then. Just stressing cause I need to pay rent soon.
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Anastasia Sokolov
mine says PENDING for 3 weeks now!!! no mattar what time i certify. edd is completly broken system.
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Chloe Martin
•3 weeks?? That's terrible! Have you been able to talk to anyone at EDD about it?
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Anastasia Sokolov
•NO they never answer. call 300 times everyday nobody picks up
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Sean O'Donnell
The time of day you certify shouldn't affect processing. However, if you certified on a weekend or holiday, it might take an extra day. Also, if this is your first certification or if there's been any change in your situation (reported earnings, address change, etc.), that can trigger a delay while they review your claim. If it's been more than 3 business days, you should try calling EDD to check if there's an issue.
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Chloe Martin
•It's not my first certification, but I did report some part-time hours this time. Maybe that's causing it? I'll wait another day before panicking I guess.
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Zara Ahmed
If you reported part-time hours, that's 100% why it's pending. They sometimes do manual review when you report earnings. Happened to me all the time when I was working part-time shifts. Don't stress yet!
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Chloe Martin
•Oh wow, that's probably it then! I picked up a few shifts last week. Good to know this is normal. Thanks!!
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StarStrider
If you're stuck on pending for a while and need to reach an EDD rep, you might want to try Claimyr. I was in the same situation last month - stuck on pending because I reported some side gig income. Used their service and got connected to an EDD agent in about 20 minutes after trying on my own for days. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10?si=TSwYbu_GOwYzt9km. The agent was able to manually push my payment through once I explained my situation. Their website is claimyr.com if you want to check it out.
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Chloe Martin
•Thanks for the suggestion! I'll give it another day, but if it stays stuck I might try that. Did they explain why the payment was held up?
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StarStrider
•Yeah, the agent said anytime you report earnings it can trigger a review, especially if the amount varies from week to week. They just needed to verify my reported income was correct. Took like 5 minutes once I actually got through to someone.
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Luca Esposito
LOL at everyone saying time doesn't matter. IT DOES MATTER!!! EDD runs batch processing at specific times. Their main payment processing batch runs at 6am and 3pm weekdays. If you certify at odd hours like 3am you'll likely wait for the 6am batch. If that batch has errors or delays (happens A LOT), you might not get processed until the 3pm batch or even the next day's 6am batch. SOURCE: My cousin works in IT at state agency (not EDD but similar systems).
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Sean O'Donnell
•While EDD does have scheduled batch processing times, modern systems typically queue transactions as they come in. The official EDD guidance doesn't mention any advantage to certifying at particular times. The more likely cause of delay here is the reported earnings, which often triggers manual review regardless of certification time.
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Nia Thompson
Im having the same issue right now! certified sunday morning and still pending... getting really worried because i have bills due like right now... did yours ever go to paid??
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Chloe Martin
•Update: Mine just switched to paid about an hour ago! So it took about 36 hours total. Sounds like the part-time income reporting was probably the reason for the delay. Hang in there!
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Mateo Rodriguez
omg this happened to me too but mine was pending for 8 days and i was FREAKING OUT. turns out i had an eligibility interview scheduled that i didnt even know about! check your UI Online homepage and your mail to make sure they didnt schedule something without telling you properly. the notification was buried in my spam folder.
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Chloe Martin
•That's a good idea, I just checked and don't see any interviews scheduled. Looks like mine just went to paid status though, so I think I'm good now!
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