Status changed to 'Eligibility Redetermination' on DEO CONNECT - what does this mean?
I logged into my CONNECT account this morning to check on my unemployment claim (been claiming for about 6 weeks now) and noticed my status has changed to 'Eligibility Redetermination.' This is new and wasn't there yesterday. Has anyone else experienced this status? Is this a good or bad sign? My payments have been normal so far, but I'm worried this might mean they're reviewing my case again or something. I'm freaking out a little because I really can't afford any interruptions in my benefits right now. Just paid rent and I'm cutting it close this month.
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Zoe Alexopoulos
mine changed to that last month!!! freaked me out too but turned out it was just their quarterly review thing. they do this automatically to make sure ur still eligible. as long as nothing with ur employment situation changed it should be fine. keep claiming weeks like normal!!
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Andre Lefebvre
•Thank you! That makes me feel a bit better. Do you know if it affected your payment schedule at all? My next payment is supposed to hit in 3 days and I'm really counting on it.
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Jamal Anderson
This is actually a standard process in the Florida DEO system. 'Eligibility Redetermination' means they're conducting a routine review of your claim, which typically happens quarterly. During this process, they verify that you're still meeting all requirements for benefits. A few important things to know: 1. Continue claiming your weeks as normal 2. Make sure you're completing and documenting your 5 required work search activities each week 3. Respond promptly to any fact finding questions that may appear in your CONNECT inbox 4. Check your determination status within 5-7 business days In most cases, there's no interruption to your benefits if everything is in order. However, if they find any discrepancies, you might receive a fact finding questionnaire that needs to be completed immediately.
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Mei Wong
•not always true... my cousin got that status and then they stopped his payments for 3 weeks while they "investigated" even though nothing changed with his situation. DEO is so frustrating!
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QuantumQuasar
I WENT THROUGH THIS LAST MONTH AND IT WAS A NIGHTMARE!!! They put my payments on hold for 2 weeks with no warning! Had to call them 46 TIMES before I finally got through to someone who could tell me what was happening. Apparently they were "verifying my work search efforts" even though I've submitted everything correctly every single week. DON'T WAIT for them to contact you. Be proactive and call them ASAP to make sure this doesn't delay your payments!!
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Amara Eze
my sister had this happen last week, its fine her money still came through no problem but she said she had to do extra work search that week or something? not sure if thats related but just mentioning it
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Jamal Anderson
•To clarify, the regular requirement is 5 work search activities per week for regular unemployment benefits (RA). There's no increase during redetermination, but they do scrutinize the work search records more carefully during this period. It's possible your sister just noticed the requirements more because she knew her claim was under review.
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Giovanni Greco
I had eligibilty redetermination pop up on my account back in march. honestly it didnt effect anything for me at all. payments kept coming like normal and then after about 10 days it just went back to the regular status. i think sometimes the deo just runs these checks randomly
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Andre Lefebvre
UPDATE: Just wanted to let everyone know that I did receive my payment on time! The redetermination status is still there, but at least the money wasn't held up. I'm going to keep monitoring my account daily and make extra sure my work search activities are well-documented for this period. Thanks for all the helpful information!
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Zoe Alexopoulos
•glad to hear it went thru!! 👍
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Mei Wong
is eligibility redetermination the same thing as adjudication?? mine says adjudication but sounds like the same thing you guys are talking about
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Jamal Anderson
•No, they're actually different processes. Eligibility redetermination is a routine review that happens periodically to verify you still meet all requirements. Adjudication means there's a specific issue or question about your eligibility that needs to be resolved before benefits can be paid. Adjudication usually requires fact finding and can delay payments until resolved, while redetermination often proceeds without interrupting benefits unless they find a problem.
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QuantumQuasar
BTW - Make ABSOLUTELY SURE your identity verification with ID.me is current! Sometimes these redeterminations trigger another identity check. My account got locked during redetermination because my ID.me verification had expired and I didn't even know it!
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Andre Lefebvre
•Thanks for the heads up! I'll double check my ID.me status right now.
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Giovanni Greco
my coworker told me his status changed to redtermination too and he got worried but nothing ever happened actually and then a few weeks later they just sent him an email saying everything was fine so maybe its just like a random audit thing they do?
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