NY unemployment payment showing no release date after claiming this week

Same here. I claimed Sunday around 9am and still nothing showing up. Usually hits my account Wednesday morning but now its Friday and nothing. Called the automated line and it says I have no pending payments. Super weird.

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I'm experiencing something similar but not exactly the same. I claimed Sunday morning, got confirmation number, but when I look at payment history it shows $0 for this week. Called their automated number and it says my payment is pending review. This happened once before but fixed itself in 2 days. I'd give it til Monday before panicking.

Ok so here's what ACTUALLY happens sometimes. The system runs batches to process claims, and occasionally a batch fails or has errors. When this happens, they have to manually reset things which can cause delays. It's happened twice this year already - February and May. Just wait it out, it'll probably show up Monday or Tuesday next week.

THIS SYSTEM IS TRASH!!! 🤬 Been dealing with these "glitches" for over a year. They always get fixed but OMG WHY CANT THEY JUST MAKE IT WORK CONSISTENTLY?!

Look guys I work in software development (not for unemployment but similar systems). These government batch processing systems are ancient and run on outdated tech from the 1980s. When something goes wrong, they have to bring in specialized consultants who know COBOL programming language to fix it. Be patient - your money will come, just delayed.

Sometimes the delay happens if you answered any questions differently than previous weeks. Did you report any work or earnings this time? Or answer 'no' to being available for work? That'll trigger a manual review.

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Have u checked ur bank account directly? Sometimes the DOL system doesn't update but the money still hits ur account.

Mine finally came through today (Friday) when it usually hits Wednesday. I think theyre just behind this week. hang in there!

Did u get an email confirmation when u certified? I always screenshot that confirmation page just in case theres issues later.

Sometimes claims get randomly selected for extra verification. Had this happen to me in August. You should get a letter or email if that's the case but sometimes they forget to send it 🙃

My friend works for unemployment (not in NY but another state) and she says end of month/beginning of month is when they do system maintenance which can cause delays. Might be that.

hav you checked the spam folder in ur email? Sometimes they send notices that ur claim needs additional info

I'm going through the exact same thing! Filed Sunday night around 10pm, got my confirmation number, but it's like my claim just disappeared into thin air. Usually I can see it in my payment history by Monday afternoon with a Tuesday release date, but there's absolutely nothing there. I've been checking multiple times a day and it's really stressing me out. This is my first time experiencing this kind of delay - I've been collecting for about 6 months without any major issues. Really hoping it's just a system glitch that gets resolved soon because I have bills due next week too. Thanks for posting this, at least now I know I'm not the only one dealing with this mess!

This exact thing happened to me back in October! Filed my weekly claim on Sunday, got the confirmation number, but then it was like my claim just vanished from the system. No payment history showing, no pending status, nothing. I panicked for about 4 days until it suddenly appeared on Thursday with a Friday release date. Turns out their system had some kind of processing error that week that affected a bunch of people. The money did come through eventually, just delayed. I know it's super stressful when you have bills due, but based on what everyone else is saying here, it sounds like another one of their periodic system glitches. Keep checking your account - it'll probably show up early next week!

This is so frustrating! I'm dealing with the exact same issue - filed Sunday evening and it's like my claim just disappeared. I've been on unemployment for about 8 months and never had this happen before. Reading through all these comments is actually making me feel better though - sounds like this is a recurring system issue that eventually gets resolved. The fact that so many people are experiencing the same thing at the same time makes it pretty clear it's not an individual account problem. I really wish NYSDOL would just post a notice on their website when they're having processing delays instead of leaving us all to panic and wonder if our benefits got cut off. Has anyone tried calling the customer service line yet or is it still impossible to get through?

Same exact situation here! Filed Sunday around 8pm, got my confirmation number, but when I checked Monday morning there was absolutely nothing in my payment history. It's now Friday and still radio silence from the system. I've been on benefits for about 5 months with zero issues until this week. Reading through everyone's comments is honestly the first relief I've felt all week - clearly this is a widespread system issue and not something wrong with our individual accounts. Really hoping this gets sorted out by Monday because I have rent due Tuesday and this delay is causing major anxiety. Thanks for posting this @Mei Liu, sometimes it just helps to know you're not alone in dealing with NYSDOL's broken system! 🙏

This is such a relief to read! I filed my weekly certification on Sunday morning around 11am and I'm experiencing the exact same thing - it's like my claim just vanished from the system completely. No payment history, no pending status, absolutely nothing showing up. I've been on unemployment for about 7 months and this has never happened before. I was starting to panic thinking they somehow cut off my benefits without notice, but seeing that so many others are dealing with the identical issue makes it clear this is a system-wide problem. It's incredibly frustrating that NYSDOL doesn't communicate these processing delays to us - a simple banner on their website saying "experiencing technical difficulties, payments may be delayed" would save everyone so much stress and confusion. I have bills due early next week too so really hoping this gets resolved by Monday. Thanks for posting this @Mei Liu - knowing I'm not alone in this mess definitely helps!