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If I could give 10 stars I would If I could give 10 stars I would Such an amazing service so needed during the times when EDD almost never picks up Claimyr gets me on the phone with EDD every time without fail faster. A much needed service without Claimyr I would have never received the payment I needed to support me during my postpartum recovery. Thank you so much Claimyr!
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Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.
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Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.
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I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!
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you need to find out if your BYE date passed. That's your Benefit Year End date. If it passed, you gotta file a new claim even if you have money left. The system won't tell you this clearly.
have u tried messaging them on twitter? sounds stupid but i got a response that way when i couldn't get through on the phone
Khalil Urso
•Really? I'll try that. Do you just DM the official account?
yeah DM them but also tweet @ them publicly. the public shaming seems to get faster response lol
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Hugo Kass
I cant beleive nobody has mentioned that they changed the rules about this! As of January, NY unemployment is supposed to consider childcare issues due to school/daycare closures as a valid reason to quit. You should be good but the system is so backed up it might take a while.
This 👆 They did change the rules but good luck getting anyone on the phone who actually knows about the change 🙄
Update on my similar situation: quit in February for childcare, applied in March, got questionnaire in April, and FINALLY got approved last week. But here's the thing - they only approved me after I got through to an actual person who reviewed my case. The online system is useless for complicated cases like ours.
Chris Elmeda
•That's really good to know, thank you! Did they backdate your payments to when you first applied?
Yes! I got all backpay from my initial filing date (minus the waiting week). Was a huge relief to get that lump sum after months of stress.
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has ur roomate checked her payment history on the website? sometimes it will show a hold reason. login > payment history > look for any message in red
She checked and there's nothing showing up at all for the last 2 weeks, not even a pending payment or hold message. It's like the certifications just disappeared.
PaulineW
Everytime the system "updates" this happens to thousands of people. It's like clockwork. I've been on unemployment since last year and had to deal with this 4 separate times. Each time the only solution was calling. Save yourself the headache and use a service to get thru. I've used claimyr.com twice and it was worth every penny since I got my benefits back in days instead of weeks.
are there any other alternatives to claimyr? just curious if there are cheaper options
PaulineW
•Not that I know of. I tried some auto-dialer apps but they didn't work for getting through the unemployment IVR system. This was the only thing that worked for me.
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Amaya Watson
I just went thru this hell. They ask all the same questions from the original application. Make sure she knows: - exact dates of her last employment - employer address and phone - reason for unemployment - what job search activities she's done And the MOST IMPORTANT thing: don't give up if the line disconnects! It took me 27 calls over 3 days to finally get through. The system is a nightmare right now.
Grant Vikers
The NY unemployment system is such a joke. I spent a total of 19 hours over 3 days trying to speak to someone for my benefit extension. Eventually I caved and used a service called Claimyr that basically waits on hold for you. Got through in about 2 hours and fixed my issue. The system is deliberately broken to discourage people from collecting what they're entitled to. Keep pushing and don't give up.
Owen Devar
•I've seen a few people mention Claimyr now. I'll definitely look into it if she has trouble getting through. Thanks for the suggestion!
Victoria Jones
Another emerald card data point: deposit date 9/22, actually received 9/25 (so 3 days late). Got about $1,190 back. Hope that helps!
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Cameron Black
To everyone still waiting - I just checked the IRS2Go app and it now shows that emerald card deposits for this week's batch were delayed due to "processing issues" and should all be deposited by end of day Monday. Might save some of you from checking your accounts every 5 minutes like I was 😅
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Jessica Nguyen
•where in the app does it say this? i cant find it
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Cameron Black
•Go to the News section and then scroll down to "Processing Updates" - it's in there dated 9/23
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