I've been receiving unemployment benefits since December 2020 and my benefit year ending date is coming up on 12/27/2021. I'm really confused about what happens next. My weekly benefit amount is $504.00 and I still have some money left in my maximum payable amount ($19,656.00 originally). According to my Current Claim page on the NY Department of Labor website, I have 0 Effective Days Remaining, but I still have funds available. I've been certifying every week and actively searching for work, keeping all my work search records. Just checked my payment history and saw the BYE date is approaching. The website shows my latest transaction as of 09/08/2021 - I last certified for benefits for the week ending 09/06/2021, and my payment for that week was released on 09/08/2021. I've noticed that the weekly payments for $600 showing "0" under the "Effective Days" column, and Debit Card or Direct Deposit under the "Type" column, are the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) payments. The website explains that each day in a week (Monday through Sunday) that you qualify for benefits is called an effective day. There is a maximum of 4 effective days each week. Do I have to file a completely new claim when the BYE date hits? Will I lose the remaining balance? The website isn't clear at all about this process and I'm worried about having a gap in payments since I'm still job hunting. Has anyone gone through this recently with the NY Department of Labor system?

Just tried calling ny unemployment this morning and the automated message is completely different. Seems like they're deliberately making it impossible to speak with a real human now. I have over 7 weeks of payments that I'm still waiting on from when my claim was under review back in August. I've been calling regularly for the past month but today the system just kept redirecting me to their website no matter what options I selected. Has anyone else noticed this change? Not sure what to do since my rent is due next week and I was counting on getting this backpay. The website still shows my claim as 'pending' with no additional information. Getting really desperate at this point.

I updated my direct deposit information yesterday morning to my new Chase account. My weekly certification was processed on Sunday and usually hits my old Bank of America account on Tuesday. Anyone know if the payment will go to my new account or still go to the old one? The website confirmed my direct deposit change but didn't tell me when it would take effect. I need this money for rent asap and really don't want to deal with delays or having to transfer between accounts.

I thought I used up all my regular unemployment benefits - my 26 weeks ended last week. My benefit year ends in March 2023. The strange thing is that when I checked my account this morning after getting my last payment, I noticed something weird. Up until yesterday, my maximum payable amount was always showing $15,120 (which matches my 26 weeks). But now after what should be my final payment, the system shows my maximum payable amount increased to $22,680! I got paid both the regular $580 and the additional supplement for what seems like would be week 27. I'm confused - does this mean I somehow qualified for Extended Benefits for another 13 weeks? Or is this just a system glitch that would only apply if they pass some new extension program? Has anyone else seen their maximum amount increase after using all their regular weeks?

Did my ID.me verification almost a month ago after my payments suddenly stopped at the beginning of April. They told me to wait 10-12 days for processing, but that came and went with nothing. Finally managed to reach someone yesterday after calling literally every day and they said my account needs a "manual review" that could take another 2-3 weeks! I'm already behind on rent from not getting paid for 4 weeks. Has anyone managed to get their payments released sooner after going through the ID.me process? This is ridiculous - I can't go 6-7 weeks without benefits when I've been approved and was getting payments fine before this.