Will EDD SDI maintenance affect payment timing for today's certification?

it hapens every month, no big deal. i certified during maintenance last month and still got paid normal time

In my experience, the SDI maintenance usually doesn't affect payment processing times as much as UI maintenance does. The systems actually operate on different platforms despite both being under EDD. I'd recommend certifying at your normal time rather than delaying, as delaying certification can sometimes flag your account for review which causes even longer delays. Most maintenance is just routine database updates that don't impact the payment processing queue.

DONT LISTEN TO THESE PEOPLE!! Last maintenance they had my payment stuck for 2 WEEKS!!! I called 78 TIMES and couldn't get through!!!! The system is BROKEN and they don't care about us!!!

I certified during maintenance last month and my payment went through but took 3 days instead of the usual 1-2 days. Not terrible but just fyi it might take an extra day. Also, did anyone notice they changed something in the certification questions? I swear the work availability question looked different yesterday.

If you're having trouble reaching EDD by phone to ask about payment delays, I'd recommend using Claimyr. It helped me get through to an actual EDD agent after trying for days on my own. You can see how it works in their demo: https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10?si=TSwYbu_GOwYzt9km. Their service connects you directly without having to constantly redial. Saved me so much frustration when my SDI payment was delayed and I needed to speak with someone directly. Their website is claimyr.com if you want to check it out.

This happens every few months and honestly its completely random whether it affects anything. One time my payment was perfectly normal during maintenance and another time it took an extra 4 days. I think it depends what exactly they're working on in the system. If its just updating some web stuff vs if they're doing something with the payment processing system???

SDI is seriously the worst with communication. Nowhere on the site does it actually explain what parts of the system are affected during maintenance or how long processing might take. I'm on SDI for my pregnancy and I swear every week is a different surprise with them. Sometimes I get paid in 24 hours, sometimes 5 days, no rhyme or reason!

Just to update everyone - I checked the EDD Twitter account and they've specified this maintenance is for the UI Online system, not the SDI Online system. So SDI claimants should see no impact on payment processing times. Hope this helps ease some concerns!

I've been on SDI for about 6 months now and from my experience, the key thing is to just stick to your regular certification schedule regardless of maintenance. I've certified during maintenance probably 4-5 times and while sometimes there's an extra day delay, it's never been more than that for me. The worst delay I had was actually when I waited an extra day to certify "just to be safe" - that ended up flagging something in their system and caused a 10-day review period. Now I just certify on my regular day no matter what and it's been much more consistent. Good luck with your rent situation!

I work in IT and deal with system maintenance regularly - from a technical perspective, the fact that this is UI Online maintenance and not SDI Online is huge. These are completely separate databases and processing pipelines. UI and SDI certifications go through different backend systems even though they share some frontend components. So for SDI folks, this should genuinely be business as usual. The only thing that might cause a slight delay is if they're doing any shared infrastructure work (like network or security updates), but that would typically only add maybe 12-24 hours max to processing time. I'd definitely stick to your normal certification schedule rather than waiting.

I'm on SDI right now and honestly the uncertainty around maintenance is one of the most stressful parts of this whole process. Like you, I depend on these payments for rent and basic expenses, so any delay can really mess things up. From what I'm reading here it sounds like since it's UI maintenance and not SDI, we should be okay, but I totally get the anxiety. I've learned to always certify on my regular day no matter what because waiting seems to cause more problems than it solves. Hope your payment comes through on time for rent! The financial stress on top of whatever health issue you're dealing with is just awful.

I'm new to SDI and was panicking about the same thing earlier today! Reading through all these responses has been so helpful. It sounds like the consensus is to stick to your normal certification schedule since this is UI maintenance, not SDI. I'm dealing with a temporary disability from a car accident and every payment matters right now too. The stress of not knowing if delays will happen is almost worse than the actual delays sometimes! Going to follow everyone's advice and certify on my regular day. Thanks for asking this question - I'm sure lots of us newcomers were wondering the same thing but didn't know where to ask.