Understanding NY's Unemployment Waiting Week: When Will I Get My First Payment After $0.00 Week Ending 10/29/2023?

Just got my first unemployment claim approved in New York. Looking at my payment history I see a waiting week for $0.00. According to my payment history screen: Payment History Week Ending Total Amount Net Amount Effective Days Release Date Type 10/31/2023 $0.00 $0.00 4 11/18/2023 Waiting week I'm really confused about when I'll actually get paid. I can see the "Waiting week" designation and that I had 4 effective days, but the total amount and net amount are both $0.00 with a release date of 11/18/2023. The screen also shows some definitions under "Unemployment Insurance Terms" and "Payment History Terms" including: - Benefit Year Ending Date: The Benefit Year Ending date (BYE) is the date your unemployment insurance claim ends and you can no longer collect benefits on that claim. - Total Amount: The benefit amount to which you are entitled for the week. Does everyone have this waiting week where you don't get paid? When should I expect my first actual payment with money? Anyone know what days NY unemployment normally pays out after this waiting week period is over? Will my next payment include this week's amount retroactively or is this first week just lost?

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Ravi Choudhury

Listen up everyone - here's the complete breakdown of how NY unemployment payments work: First week is ALWAYS unpaid (waiting week). After that, payments follow this schedule: - Claim your week on Sunday-Saturday - Payment processes Monday night - Deposit hits Tuesday-Wednesday If you need to fix anything or have questions, good luck getting through on the phone. Save yourself the headache and use claimyr.com - they'll wait on hold and connect you to an agent. DONT forget to claim each week, even the waiting week. Set a reminder on your phone. The system is annoying but once you learn the ropes its pretty straightforward

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