NY unemployment end date confusion - says May 17th but still have 58 effective days?

Your benefit year ending (BYE) means you need to file a new claim, regardless of how many days you have left. The system resets after a year. But if you reapply and don't have enough wages in your base period, they might put you back on your old claim to use those remaining effective days. I just went through this last month.

After struggling with the same issue and not getting through to anyone for weeks, I tried this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) and got a callback with an actual human agent in about 45 minutes. Talking to a real person got my benefits issue fixed in one call. It was the best investment I made after spending days trying to reach someone on my own. They have a YouTube video explaining how it works too: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE

Yeah this is normal. When your benefit year ends you have to file a new claim even if you have days left. The system is designed that way. Those days basically disappear unless you don't qualify for a new claim, in which case they MIGHT let you use the remaining days from your old claim, but dont count on it.

The NY unemployment system is literally designed to be as confusing as possible. Its all part of their plan to make people give up on claiming benefits they deserve. I went thru this exact same thing and wasted 3 weeks trying to figure it out myself.

Here's what you need to know about your situation: When your benefit year ends (BYE date), you MUST file a new claim even if you have effective days remaining. This is a hard rule in the NY unemployment system. What happens to those days depends on a few factors: 1) If you qualify for a new claim with sufficient wages in your new base period, you'll get a new claim with a new weekly benefit amount and those old days are gone 2) If you don't qualify for a new claim, they may let you continue using your remaining effective days from the old claim Make sure you file your new claim right after your BYE date. Don't wait! Continue certifying weekly during this transition period. The most important thing is getting through to a real human if you have any issues. The phone system is awful, but I had success using claimyr.com to get a callback instead of waiting on hold for hours. Totally worth it to finally get my claim sorted. Also check if you can see your Monetary Benefit Determination letter online - that will show exactly what your BYE date is so you know when to refile.

I just had this EXACT same problem last week! I filed a new claim online and it went through but then they flagged it for review and I had to wait almost 3 weeks before getting paid again. Keep certifying every week tho.

CALL THEM!!! Dont rely on randos on reddit for something this important. I waited 2 months trying to figure this out myself and nearly got evicted.

File a new claim right away, but be prepared for your account to go into some pending nightmare for a few weeks. Screenshot EVERYTHING from your current claim before it closes - weekly benefit amount, remaining days, payment history, etc. You'll need this if they mess up your new claim (which they often do).

anyone know if there's a grace period between the BYE date and when you have to file? My date is coming up next week but im going on vacation and won't have good internet.

ur gonna need to call them. the system makes no sense and the website says different things depending on what page ur on. I had to call like 50 times before I got through last month.

This happened to me back in February. Had like 35 days left but my BYE date came up. I filed a new claim and got approved in about 10 days, but with a lower weekly amount because I didn't work much last year. Still certifying and getting paid tho.

NOPE those effective days mean NOTHING once your benefit year ends!!!! NOTHING!!!!! its a totally misleading system. makes me so angry how they trick people.

I bet if u call they'll just tell you to check the website which tells u to call them 😂 the circle of NY unemployment life

Does anyone know if they're still doing those phone interviews after filing a new claim? I had to go through that last time and it was a nightmare.