NY unemployment payment missing after Sunday claim - first delay in months

same thing happened to me this week too! certified sunday night and still nothing. the website shows my claim as processed but no $$ in my acct. NYS must be having some kind of system glitch

There's a payment processing delay affecting some claims filed on Sunday evening. NYSDOL mentioned it briefly on their Twitter yesterday. They're saying payments should be deposited by Friday at the latest. If you don't receive it by then, definitely call, but it's likely just the system delay they mentioned.

ur fine, this happens every few months. the $ will show up. they never tell u when theres delays either which is BS

I've been on NY unemployment since January and this is the 3rd time I've experienced random payment delays. The most frustrating part is never knowing what's happening or why. Last time I waited 4 days and the money just appeared with no explanation! If you absolutely need to speak with someone at NYSDOL (which is nearly impossible with their phone system), I finally had success using Claimyr.com - they got me through to an agent in about 20 minutes when I'd been trying for days. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE

DID U CHECK IF UR BENEFIT YEAR EXPIRED?? That happened to me and I didn't even realize it until I called! You have to refile after a year even if you still have a balance showing.

I went through something similar in February. Certified on Sunday night, no payment by Wednesday. I completely panicked because I had rent due. Called about 40 times before getting through, and the agent told me there was a "payment processing delay" affecting random claims that week. The most important thing is to check your payment history on the website. If it shows your payment as "released" but you don't have it yet, that usually means it's just delayed in the banking system. If it doesn't show as released at all, then there might be an issue with your claim that needs attention.

If it's showing as "pending" after 3 days, you should definitely call. That usually means there's either a system flag on your claim or they need additional information. The sooner you get through to someone, the faster it can be resolved.

try calling right when they open at 8am, thats when i usually get thru

Just saw your update about the "pending" status. That definitely warrants a call. When I had this issue and used Claimyr to get through, they explained that certain answers on your weekly certification can trigger a review flag, even if you've answered the same way for months. Something as simple as the system update they did in March could be causing new flags on previously fine claims.

Update from my end - I also certified Sunday night and had a delay, but my payment just hit my account about an hour ago. Check yours, maybe it came through! My payment history on the website still shows "pending" even though the money actually arrived, so their system might be lagging behind the actual payments.

UPDATE: My payment finally hit this morning (Thursday)! The status on the website still says "pending" but the money is definitely in my account. Looks like it was just a processing delay after all. Thanks everyone for your help and reassurance!