What does 'outstanding' payment status mean on EDD portal? Stuck for weeks!

outstanding means they havent sent the payment yet. its probably just delayed. give it another day or 2

Thanks but it's already been 4 days! That's why I'm worried. My payments are never this late.

'Outstanding' status means the payment has been approved but hasn't been issued to your payment method yet. This is different from 'pending' (which means they're still reviewing) or 'disqualified' (which means there's a problem). Outstanding payments are in a queue for processing, but several things could cause delays:\n\n1. High volume of claims being processed\n2. System maintenance or technical issues\n3. First payment after a break in your claim\n4. Recent updates to your claim information\n\nIf it goes beyond 7 business days, you should contact EDD. While waiting, check that your payment method information is correct in your UI Online account.

This is really helpful, thank you! I did recently update my address, so maybe that's causing the delay? I'll wait the full 7 business days before panicking.

I HAD THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN IN JANUARY!!! Mine said outstanding for almost TWO WEEKS and I was freaking out!!! Called EDD 37 times and never got through. Then suddenly one day it switched to PAID and the money showed up on my card the next day. No explanation, nothing. The system is completely broken and they don't care that people can't pay bills while they sit on our money!!!!!

Two weeks?! That's terrifying. I'm already stressed at 4 days. Did you ever find out what caused the delay?

Nope! Never got an explanation. EDD is a total black box. And when I finally DID get through after my payment arrived, the rep just said \

I've been on unemployment 3 times in the last 5 years and have seen this a few times. \

Thanks for the tip. I'll definitely check out that service if my payment doesn't update by Monday. Never heard of it before but sounds way better than calling 50+ times a day.

mine was outstanding for 3 days then went to paid. i think sometimes their system just gets backed up especially near holidays or end of month.

That's reassuring to hear, thank you! Maybe I just need to be more patient.

My sister had this happen and it turned out she had accidentally put a wrong answer on her certification. Do you remember if you reported any earnings or anything unusual when you certified? Sometimes that triggers extra review. Also did you get an email or message in your UI Online inbox about any issues?

I didn't report any earnings and answered everything the same as always. And no messages in my inbox. That's what's so confusing!

Hmm that's weird then. The only other thing I can think of is if you're close to your benefit year ending? Or maybe they're doing identity verification? But they usually tell you about that.

Just checking back - has your payment status changed yet? As mentioned earlier, a recent address change could definitely cause a brief delay in payment processing. The system may be doing additional verification.

YES! It just changed to