They're cutting my NY unemployment benefits early - is this happening to anyone else?

yeah same happened to me! my benefits were supposed to last till may 2023 but they're stopping in december. i called and the rep said something about federal extensions ending. didnt make any sense to me since my regular claim should be good for the full year. ny unemployment is such a mess 🤦‍♂️

When I had a similar issue last month, I was going CRAZY trying to get through to someone at unemployment. After like 2 weeks of trying I found this service called claimyr.com that got me a callback with an actual agent. Talking to the agent got my benefits issue fixed in one call. Best money I've spent to get my benefits flowing again! Here's a video about it: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE

I'm pretty sure this is happening to everyone because of the federal programs ending. But your regular UI benefits shouldn't be affected if you have a valid claim for the full year. You need to check if maybe they put you on one of the pandemic extensions by mistake instead of regular UI.

WELCOME TO NY UNEMPLOYMENT WHERE THE RULES ARE MADE UP AND YOUR BENEFIT YEAR DOESN'T MATTER 🤡🤡🤡

Here's what's actually happening with NY unemployment right now: A lot of people are seeing their benefits end early due to system updates and changes in eligibility rules. It's not just you. The key is to get someone on the phone who can review your specific case. I was in the exact same situation last month - approved for benefits through July 2023 but system showed them ending in January. What worked for me: 1. Gather all your approval documents showing your correct benefit year 2. Take screenshots of your online account showing the discrepancy 3. Try calling first thing Monday morning (7:30am) for shortest wait times 4. If you can't get through, use claimyr.com - they'll wait on hold and get you connected to a live agent (saved me hours of frustration) 5. Politely but firmly ask the agent to review your benefit year dates In my case, it was a system error they could fix on the spot. The agent confirmed my original benefit year was correct and restored my full timeline. Don't give up - this is fixable! But you MUST speak to someone directly.

This is NOT supposed to happen. Your benefit year is exactly that - a YEAR. Contact your state representative asap. I had to do this when ny unemployment cut me off early and my rep's office got it fixed in 2 days.

i feel ya. been there done that. they keep changing the rules and dont even bother telling anyone. my advice: call call call until u get someone who actually knows what theyre doing. some agents are clueless af and others are super helpful.took me 7 calls to reach someone who fixed my issue.

Check your mail/email VERY carefully. They probably sent you some notice about this that you missed. They love to make major changes and then claim they told you about it in some obscure letter.

This happened to my cousin last week. Turns out they had erroneously classified him under some weird category that was ending. He finally got through to someone using that claimyr service and got it straightened out. They corrected his claim type and restored his full benefit year.

Question - when you look at your payment history, does it show regular UI or does it have some other code? Might give a clue about what type of benefits they've been paying you.

Classic ny unemployment system fail. They're probably doing some computer update and screwing up everyone's dates. I swear their system runs on Windows 95 and duct tape.

Two words: CONTACT OMBUDSMAN. The ny unemployment ombudsman office can fix benefit year issues. Google their number. They helped me when I had a similar problem last year.

Have you tried logging out and back in again? Sometimes their system glitches and shows incorrect dates. I had a mini heart attack last month when mine showed $0 balance but it was just a display error.

anyone else feel like the system is DESIGNED to be confusing so people just give up? like they're hoping we'll get frustrated and stop claiming? 🧐