What does benefit pay date progress mean for NYS Department of Labor unemployment status?
I've been checking my unemployment claim status on my.ny.gov and noticed something called 'benefit pay date progress' in my account dashboard. It's been sitting there for about a week now and I have no idea what it means. My weekly claim was certified last Monday but I still haven't received any payment. Is this normal? Should I be worried that something is wrong with my claim? I tried calling NYS Department of Labor but couldn't get through to anyone who could explain what this status actually means.
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Jenna Sloan
Benefit pay date progress usually means your payment is being processed through the system. It's one of the intermediate steps between claim certification and actual payment release. Typically this status appears after your weekly claim has been approved but before the funds are actually sent to your bank account or debit card.
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Raul Neal
•Thanks! How long does this step usually take? I'm getting nervous because it's been a week already.
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Christian Burns
ive seen that status before too, mine stayed like that for like 3-4 days then suddenly the money showed up in my account. the nys department of labor system is just slow sometimes
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Sasha Reese
The benefit pay date progress status indicates that NYS Department of Labor has scheduled your payment and it's moving through their disbursement process. This typically takes 2-3 business days from when it first appears. If you're using direct deposit, payments usually arrive faster than the debit card option. Check your payment history section - it should show the payment date even if the funds haven't hit your account yet.
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Muhammad Hobbs
•Wait, I've had this status for 6 days now and still no payment! Should I be panicking? I really need this money for rent.
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Sasha Reese
•If it's been more than 5 business days, there might be a processing issue. You'll need to contact NYS Department of Labor to check if there's a hold on your account or if additional verification is needed.
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Noland Curtis
I had the same frustration trying to reach someone at NYS Department of Labor about payment statuses. After waiting on hold for hours multiple times, I found this service called Claimyr that actually got me through to an agent in like 15 minutes. They have a website at claimyr.com and there's a demo video at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Might be worth checking out if you need to talk to someone about your payment status.
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Diez Ellis
•interesting, never heard of that before. did they charge you anything for it?
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Noland Curtis
•They do charge a fee but honestly it was worth it to actually talk to a real person instead of getting hung up on over and over. The agent was able to explain exactly what was happening with my payment.
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Vanessa Figueroa
The whole NYS Department of Labor payment system is confusing as hell. Why can't they just say 'payment processing' or 'payment sent' like normal people? All these vague status messages just make everyone panic for no reason.
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