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i think the whole program is a scam tbh. ny state announced this big relief program to look good in the press but never had a plan to actually distribute the funds efficiently. classic government move - big promises, garbage execution.
I'm a former tour guide who applied on April 5th. Just got my payment today (August 12th). So it took just over 4 months total. Hang in there everyone, they ARE slowly processing them!
This gives me hope! Did your status ever update online or did the money just show up?
Status never changed from "pending review" - the money just appeared in my account this morning! Check your bank not the website.
Check that your direct deposit info is correct in the system!!! My backpay was supposedly "sent" but to an old account. Once I updated it they resent everything within a week.
NY unemployment is still backed up from covid even tho that was years ago 🙄 there's like 8 people answering phones for the whole state i swear. absolute joke.
this is why i stopped claiming benefits even tho i qualify. the mental health toll of fighting this broken system is worse than just taking any random job i can find. they win by making it so impossible.
After trying everything to get through on the phones, I finally used claimyr.com and it actually worked. Got a real person on the line in under an hour after weeks of failed calls. My ID verification was cleared on the spot and I got paid the following week. Highly recommended if youre desperate like I was.
There's actually a new NYS tax credit for 2023 called the Working Families Tax Credit that might help offset some of the tax burden if you qualify. Worth looking into if you were on unemployment part of the year but also worked.
Do you have a link to info about this? I can't find anything about a NYS Working Families Tax Credit for 2023
Sorry, I was thinking of the Enhanced Earned Income Tax Credit. Here's some info: https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/credits/earned_income_credit.htm
If you had any taxes withheld from your unemployment checks, make sure that shows up correctly on your 1099-G. My friend had withholding but it wasn't reflected on his form and he had to contact ny unemployment to get it fixed.
Diego Vargas
Has anyone noticed how these rumors about new stimulus money always spread right before elections? 🤔 Just saying...
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Anastasia Popov
•Let's not turn this into a political thing. People are genuinely struggling and looking for information.
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Diego Vargas
•It IS political when they dangle the promise of help and then nothing materializes after they get our votes
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Sean Murphy
I checked with several sources and called ny unemployment directly. No stimulus is coming currently. The only payments going out now are regular unemployment benefits, child tax credits if you have kids, and maybe some retroactive payments if you had issues with your claim before. Don't get your hopes up for anything else right now unfortunately.
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