When will I get my first ny unemployment payment after waiting week?

generally you should see payment within 3 business days after certifying for the week AFTER your waiting week. So if Sept 12 was your waiting week, you certify the next week, then wait 3 business days. Did you check your payment history in your account? Sometimes it'll show pending payments there before they actually hit your bank account.

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Do NOT expect anything to be on time with NY unemployment 🙄 My waiting week was processed but it took almost 3 weeks for my first payment to show up. The system is completely broken. I had to call them every single day for hours before I finally got through.

Make sure you certified correctly. When I first started, I thought I was doing it right but actually messed up the questions (the one about being ready and available to work). Had to call and get it fixed. Their website is the WORST.

Mine took exactly 8 days after my waiting week to show up in my account. But my friend who applied around the same time got hers in 4 days. Theres no consistency with this system at all lol. Just keep certifying each week even if you havent gotten paid yet - they'll eventually pay the back weeks.

I've been through the ny unemployment process 3 times in the last few years (gotta love the film industry 🙃). Here's what to expect: After your waiting week, you should see payment 3-5 business days after you certify for the NEXT eligible week. So if Sept 12 was your waiting week, you would have certified for the next week on the Sunday after (Sept 19). Then expect payment around Wednesday/Thursday. If it's been more than 5 business days after certifying, something might be holding up your claim.

Check your spam folder for emails from DOL. They might have sent you additional questionnaires or forms to fill out that are holding up your payment. happened to me and I nearly missed the deadline to respond.

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THE ABSOLUTE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO NY UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT TIMING: After years helping people with NY unemployment issues and going through it myself multiple times, here's exactly what to expect: 1) The waiting week is unpaid - this is normal 2) After you certify for the week FOLLOWING your waiting week, payment typically processes in 2-3 business days 3) Direct deposit usually hits 1-2 days after processing (bank dependent) 4) Debit card payments take 3-5 business days after processing 5) COMMON DELAYS: - Identity verification issues - Employer contesting your claim - Answering certification questions incorrectly - System glitches (very common!) If it's been more than 7 business days since you certified and no payment, you NEED to talk to a human. The online system won't tell you what's wrong. The most effective way to reach someone is using claimyr.com - they'll call NY unemployment for you, wait on hold, and connect you with an agent when they get through. It's saved countless people weeks of frustration. Don't wait too long to address payment delays - some issues compound the longer they go unfixed!

the system is so frustratinggg!!! i had to wait almost a month after my waiting week because they randomly decided they needed to "verify my identity" even tho i submitted everything correctly from the start. no warning, no email, nothing. just silence until i finally got through on the phone.

Are you checking your payment history in your online account or just your bank account? Sometimes it shows as processed in the system days before hitting your bank.

what day of the week are you certifying? I found that when I certified on Sunday mornings right when the system opens, I got paid faster than when I waited until later in the week.

my first payment took FOREVER but then they regularized. now i get paid like clockwork every wednesday after certifying on sunday. hang in there!

Double check that your banking info is entered correctly in your account. My friend had a typo in her routing number and payments were getting rejected without any notification. took her weeks to figure out why nothing was coming through.

I went through something similar last year when I got laid off from my marketing job. The waiting can be really stressful, especially when bills are due! In my experience, NY unemployment payments usually show up 3-4 business days after you certify for the week following your waiting week. Since your waiting week was Sept 12th, and you've been certifying weekly since then, you should definitely see something soon if everything is processing normally. One thing that helped me was setting up text alerts through my bank so I'd know immediately when any deposit hit my account. Also, make sure to keep certifying every week even if you haven't been paid yet - they'll back-pay all the eligible weeks once the payments start flowing. If you don't see anything by Friday, I'd definitely try to get in touch with them somehow. The system can have random glitches that only a human can resolve. Hang in there!

I'm going through the exact same thing right now! Filed in late July after my startup laid off half the team, had my waiting week processed in early September, and I'm still waiting for my first payment. It's so frustrating because the online portal makes everything look like it's approved and processing normally, but then... nothing. I've been certifying every Sunday morning religiously and answering all the questions the same way each time. The financial stress is real - I had to ask family for help with rent last month which was really hard. Reading through these comments gives me some hope that it's just normal delays and not something wrong with my claim. I think I might try that Claimyr service if I don't see anything by this weekend. Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences - it helps to know I'm not alone in this!