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New York Unemployment Payment Delay After Questionnaire - People Waiting 9 Months?

Filed unemployment after being laid off last month. Completed the questionnaire they sent right away. Getting really worried seeing posts about people waiting 6-9 months for their first payment. Anyone know the actual timeframe? Starting to panic about bills.

GalacticGuardian

I waited 3 months after filling out that stupid questionnaire. They kept saying 2-3 weeks but that was BS. Had to eat through my savings 😤

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Nia Harris

same here bro its absolutely ridiculous. they expect us to survive on air or something 🤡

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Mateo Gonzalez

3 months? ur lucky. im going on month 5 now smh

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Aisha Ali

Found a way to actually get someone on the phone using claimyr.com - they dial and wait on hold, then connect you when an agent picks up. Costs $20 but totally worth it to get answers. Check out their demo: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE

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Ethan Moore

sounds sketchy af. does it actually work?

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Aisha Ali

Yeah its legit. got through in like 2 hours instead of calling for weeks. they even have a money back guarantee if they dont connect you

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Yuki Nakamura

20 bucks tho? unemployment really got us paying to get our own benefits now 💀

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Aisha Ali

better than waiting months with no income tbh. solved my issue in one call

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StarSurfer

Listen up - heres what worked for me and others I know. You NEED to call them. The online system is backed up like crazy but if you get an agent on the phone they can push it through faster. Try calling right when they open at 8am. If you cant get through try claimyr.com - lots of success stories with that. Also email your state rep, they can sometimes help speed things up. Don't just wait around hoping itll process automatically because it probably wont. Be aggressive about following up. Document everything. Keep a log of when you call and who you talk to. If you have to contact your state rep, theyll want all that info. Good luck!

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Carmen Reyes

This is solid advice right here 💯

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Andre Moreau

dont panic yet! mine took about 4 weeks after the questionnaire. seems totally random tbh

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Zoe Christodoulou

Those 9 month horror stories are usually ppl with complicated cases or missing documents. If ur paperworks all good should be faster

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Jamal Thompson

not true. my case was super simple and still took 6 months 🤮

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Mei Chen

ny unemployment system is straight garbage rn. good luck fam 👀

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CosmicCadet

facts. its like they want us to give up or something

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