NY unemployment waiting week released July 22 - when will payments actually start?

Yes, you should receive your first regular payment within 3-5 business days after your waiting week shows as 'released.' The waiting week is unpaid, but once it's processed, the system usually starts paying benefits for weeks after that pretty quickly. Make sure you've set up direct deposit in your payment preferences section if you haven't already - that's faster than the debit card option.

dont count on it lol... my waiting week got 'released' back in April and then NOTHING happened for 2 more weeks!! The system is completely BROKEN. I had to call like 50 times before I finally got through to a human who could fix whatever mysterious 'flag' was on my account. No explanation, just 'we'll fix it'... such bs

I had the same question last month! For me, the payment hit my account exactly 2 business days after the waiting week was released. So if yours was released on July 22, you should see payment by July 24-25 depending on your bank. But if you don't see anything by Monday, definitely call because sometimes there are random holds that need to be cleared manually.

my brother got his waiting week thing on a tuesday and the actual money showed up thursday morning that same week. i think it depends on ur bank tho

I was in the exact same boat back in March, waiting week released but no payment. Tried calling for days but couldn't get through. The recorded message kept saying 'high call volume' and disconnecting me! I finally used Claimyr.com to reach an agent (they have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE). Got through in about 20 minutes and found out there was a verification issue they needed to clear manually. First payment arrived next day! Might be worth it if you don't see your payment by Monday.

Have you been continuing to certify for benefits each week? Even with your waiting week released, you still need to certify for every week you want payment. A lot of people miss this step and wonder why money isn't showing up. Just checking!

i waited 8 days after my waiting week thing. but my cousin got his the very next day. i think its because my bank is slower maybe? or maybe the system just randomly makes some people wait longer lol who knows

Quick update on timing: The NYSDOL system typically processes payments in batches overnight, so if your waiting week was released on July 22, the system likely processed your first regular payment that night or the next. Then it takes 1-3 business days for the bank transfer to complete. So if you don't see anything by Monday morning (allowing for weekend delays), that would be the time to contact them.

UPDATE: Got my first payment this morning (Friday)! So it took 3 days after the waiting week was released. Such a relief! Thanks everyone for your help and advice!