Just had to amend my 2022 tax return because the unemployment amount was wrong. I got a letter showing they calculated my benefits at $14,230 but my tax return only showed $11,840. So I filed an amendment last month to fix it and get the extra tax refund. But now I'm worried this might mess up my monthly child tax credit payments I've been getting for my two kids. They've been coming regularly on the 15th, but with this amendment processing, I'm not sure if they'll suddenly stop or get delayed. Has anyone dealt with this before? Can amending your return for unemployment benefits affect child tax credit payments?

I lost my job in September when our company downsized. Applied for ny unemployment right away and started receiving benefits in October. Everything was going fine until mid-November when the payments suddenly stopped coming for no reason. I kept certifying every week like clockwork but no money appeared in my account. This went on for 5 weeks - the worst possible timing since my landlord raised my rent by almost 40% starting that same month! I called the unemployment office over 30 times but either couldn't get through or got disconnected. When I finally reached someone in January, they said there was a "system flag" on my account that needed review, but they couldn't tell me why. They said they'd escalate it and I should see my backpay soon. It's now been 6 weeks since that call and I STILL haven't received the money they owe me for those 5 missed weeks. I had to borrow from family just to survive and my credit cards are maxed out. Has anyone successfully gotten backpay from unemployment after such a long time? Any tips or tricks to actually get them to release the money they owe me?

My cousin got a text message saying her unemployment claim was auto-approved without her even reapplying. She's confused because she worked some months after the August 2021 reopenings but hasn't worked at all since April 2022. The text says she doesn't need to do anything else and benefits will start processing. She's super suspicious because she never filed a new claim. Has anyone else gotten automatically re-enrolled without filling out any paperwork? This seems weird to me. Could it be some kind of scam or identity theft thing?

I'm really concerned about the new spike in covid cases happening all across New York. My benefits are scheduled to end next month, and I'm still not comfortable returning to my restaurant job with everything that's going on. The dining room is always packed and ventilation is terrible. My manager keeps calling asking when I'm coming back, but I've got an elderly parent at home who's immunocompromised. The governor keeps acting like everything's back to normal when clearly it isn't. Are they planning to extend unemployment for people in high-risk situations? Anyone heard anything about possible extensions? The thought of going back to work with so many unmasked customers makes me seriously anxious.

Something frustrating is happening with my unemployment account. I successfully completed my claim last week with a specialist using my social and PIN, but now when I try to log in to check my status, the system keeps telling me my information doesn't match. I've triple-checked everything - typing slowly, making sure caps lock is off, everything. Been trying for 3 days straight and still can't access my account. Has this happened to anyone else? Starting to worry something's wrong with my claim.