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Bruh the max disability payment in NY is a JOKE. $170 a week??? What year is it, 1985? 😂 Good luck buying a loaf of bread with that. The system is broken af
This happened to my wife and OMG the disability application was a nightmare. We could never get through on the phone. The website kept giving errors. Finally used claimyr.com to get an actual person on the phone and got it resolved in one call. Don't waste weeks like we did!
I had almost the exact situation last fall. Once it changed from zeros to actual payment amounts, the money showed up in my account the next day (was supposed to take 3 days but came early). You're good to go!
Anyone know if there's a way to PREVENT this kind of identity theft from happening again in the future? This thread is scaring me.
Freeze your credit with all 3 bureaus, use unique passwords for everything, check your credit report regularly, and consider identity theft protection services.
Document EVERYTHING. When you finally do get through (and you will eventually), you'll need dates, times, and details of all your attempts to contact them. This can help you get backpay for the weeks you couldn't access your account.
Had the exact same ID.me verification issue. Turns out there was a glitch affecting lots of pregnant women - something about pregnancy affecting facial recognition?! 🤔 Wild guess but when I finally got through the agent said they'd seen this a lot with pregnant women. Apparently our faces change enough during pregnancy that it confuses their system? Either way, I used claimyr.com to finally get someone on the phone after trying for 7 weeks straight. Got it fixed in one call.
I had no idea this was a thing! I'm 8 months pregnant and having same issues. gonna try claimyr.com tomorrow
After 5 weeks of this nonsense I finally broke down and used claimyr.com - connected with an agent in under 2 hours. My identity verification was cleared in 10 minutes once I actually talked to someone. Ridiculous that we have to pay extra just to access our benefits but it saved my sanity.
how much did it cost? worth it?
It was the only way I could talk to a live agent after weeks of trying. Worth every penny when you're about to get evicted and need your benefits!
Ugh, I went through this exact same thing last month. The ID verification is a total nightmare. When I finally got through, the agent told me they've been swamped with fraud cases so they're extra paranoid about verification now.
did yours eventually get fixed? how long did it take?
Aurora St.Pierre
Ask your previous employer for help proving your identity. My HR department wrote a letter verifying my employment history and identity which sped things up with the unemployment office. Worth a shot.
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Grace Johnson
Im in the same situation and its been 7 weeks of waiting. I finaly got through to someone using claimyr.com and they told me to keep certifying every week even though I cant get any payments yet. That way when your identity is verified youll get all the backpay at once. Dont miss any weekly certifications!
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Jayden Reed
•I second this. My brother didn't certify during his identity verification period and lost 4 weeks of benefits he could have gotten later. KEEP CERTIFYING!
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Isaac Wright
•Good to know! I wasn't sure if I should keep certifying since everything is frozen.
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