Been claiming partial ny unemployment for weeks but not received a penny

You definitely need to call them. This happens all the time where they approve you then nothing comes thru. Your claim probably has some kind of hold on it that only a rep can fix. Good luck getting through tho, I spent like 6 days trying to reach someone.

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Are you entering your work hours correctly? If you're making more than a certain amount they might be disqualifying you for those weeks. The partial unemployment formula can be confusing af. Basically if you earn more than 1.5x your benefit rate in a week, you don't get anything for that week.

Same thing happened to me back in September. Turns out there was an ID verification issue they never told me about. My claim just sat there for 6 weeks until I finally got through to someone on the phone. Call them ASAP because if there's an issue, it won't resolve itself and they rarely contact you about problems.

Check ur account online - does it say anything about your claim status? Sometimes there's a message that explains whats happening. Also double check that all ur info is correct, especially ur banking info.

This exact thing happened to my sister! She kept claiming with reduced hours and got nothing for weeks. It ended up being that she accidentally clicked something wrong on her first claim that put a hold on everything. Def call them.

MAJOR TIP: The partial unemployment system in NY is a nightmare right now. I had a similar situation and here's what I learned: 1) Make absolutely sure you're calculating your gross earnings (before taxes) not take-home pay when reporting 2) They don't tell you this but if your claim has ANY issues, they just stop payments without notification 3) The online message center is practically useless - you NEED to speak with someone 4) Document EVERYTHING - hours worked, what you reported, confirmation numbers When I couldn't get through on the phone for weeks, I used claimyr.com and got connected to an agent in about 2 hours (instead of days of trying). The agent found that there was a "pending review" on my account that would have never been resolved without intervention. Also check if you're hitting the threshold where benefits get reduced to zero - in NY if you work more than 30 hours OR earn more than your benefit rate, you get nothing that week. The calculation is tricky. Hope this helps and good luck!

did u get an email confirmation after each weekly claim? if not, they might not be going through properly

The partial unemployment in NY is so broken right now. They changed all the rules last year and their system can't keep up. I had to call every single week for 2 months to get my partial benefits fixed. It's a nightmare.

are u sure ur eligible for partial? i think u need to have lost work through no fault of ur own. if u voluntarily took less hours u might not qualify

Pro tip: If you call and get through, ask them to process a "back date payment release" for all the weeks you've claimed. Sometimes they batch process these and it takes forever, but an agent can push them through manually.

I swear NY unemployment is designed to make people give up 🤬 They hope if they ignore us long enough we'll just stop claiming

If you're still working, double check that you're accurately reporting your hours. You need to report even if you worked just 1 hour that week. If you worked more than 30 hours OR made more than your benefit rate in a week, you get $0 for that week.

When you filed your claim, did they send you a form to verify your identity? Sometimes they require ID verification before releasing payments and that notice gets lost in the mail.

I had this EXACT same problem last month. Turned out there was a flag on my account for "inconsistent work search activities" even though I was reporting everything correctly. The system is so glitchy. Only way I fixed it was by speaking to a tier 2 agent (have to specifically ask to be transferred to one when you call).

have u checked ur spam folder for emails from them? sometimes they send important notices that end up in spam

Quick question - when u file ur weekly claim, are u saying YES to being ready, willing and able to work full time? If u say no to any of those, they won't pay u.

Had almost the exact same issue earlier this year - approved but no payments for weeks. In my case, it turned out there was a "pending employer response" that was holding up everything, even though they never told me about it. The employer had 10 days to respond to my claim and apparently their response triggered some kind of review that froze my payments. Only found out when I finally got through to someone on the phone. Keep calling every day if you can - the system won't fix itself and they rarely proactively contact you about issues. Document everything you're reporting in your weekly claims too, just in case. Hope you get it sorted soon!