Filed for NY unemployment Sunday but payment didn't arrive today - should I be worried?

sometimes it takes an extra day dont worry yet

There's actually a known processing delay in the NY unemployment system this week. The DOL posted about it on their website yesterday - they're updating some payment systems and warned that some payments would be delayed by 1-2 business days. Your money should arrive by Friday at the latest. If you don't see it by then, that's when you should start trying to contact them.

Is there anything weird going on with your claim? Like did you report any income or work? Sometimes if you report even a small amount of income it can trigger a review that delays payment. Happened to me when I picked up a one-day gig and reported $80 - my payment got held up for over a week! They never tell you this stuff upfront.

THE NY UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM IS A TOTAL DISASTER RIGHT NOW!!! My payments have been late THREE TIMES in the past two months. The first time I panicked and spent HOURS trying to get through on the phone. When I finally reached someone they just said "oh it's processing, just wait" - and sure enough it showed up the next day. But this keeps happening! You'd think they could at least UPDATE THEIR WEBSITE to explain delays instead of leaving us all in the dark wondering if we'll be able to pay bills!!!!

This happened to me last month! I was so stressed about it because I had bills due. My payment was only one day late though. The funny thing is I thought it was because I answered a question wrong or something. Turns out it was just a random delay. My brother had the same thing happen to him last year but his was delayed a whole week for no reason that anyone could explain.

You should always expect delays in any government payment system. There are numerous reasons why payments might be delayed: 1. Bank holidays (even obscure ones can affect processing) 2. System maintenance (usually scheduled but not always announced) 3. Random verification flags on accounts 4. Technical glitches in the payment processing system 5. Volume spikes causing processing backups As a general rule, I wouldn't worry unless the payment is more than 3 business days late from its usual arrival time. At that point, it's worth trying to contact them to ensure there isn't an issue with your claim that requires attention.

I'm actually having the same issue! Certified Sunday and nothing in my account today. I've been receiving benefits since November 2024 and this is the first delay. Glad I'm not the only one experiencing this - makes me feel a bit better that it's probably a system issue rather than something with my specific claim.

UPDATE: My payment just hit my account about an hour ago (Thursday morning)! Just one day late. Hopefully yours arrives today too!