Will my NY unemployment benefit rate change with few effective days left before BYE?

Your weekly benefit amount stays the same until your benefit year ends, regardless of how many effective days you have left. Each effective day is worth 1/4 of your full weekly benefit amount, so with 6-7 days left, you should receive 1.5-1.75 weeks of benefits at your regular rate. After your BYE date, you'll need to file a new claim if you're still unemployed.

same thing happened 2 me last month. you get the same rate til the very end. they don't cut it down or nothing. but start working on your new application now dont wait til the last minute!!

The benefit amount won't change, but you need to watch out for the BYE date. A lot of people don't realize you MUST file a new claim once your benefit year ends, even if you still had days left. The system won't automatically carry over those remaining days - I learned this the hard way and lost a week of benefits thinking it would just continue.

One thing nobody mentioned - you might actually be eligible for a higher weekly benefit on your new claim if you had any work during your benefit year with higher wages. Worth checking if your new benefit rate might be better anyway!

when my bye date hit last year i couldn't get anyone on the phone for THREE WEEKS to fix an issue with my new claim. kept calling that stupid 888 number over and over. i finally used this service called claimyr.com that got me through to an agent in 2 hours. they have a video showing how it works https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE saved me so much stress cause my rent was coming due

To correctly answer your original question: Your weekly benefit rate will remain exactly the same until your benefit year ends. Each effective day equals 1/4 of your weekly benefit rate. So with 6-7 days left, you'll receive either 1.5 weeks (6 days) or 1.75 weeks (7 days) of benefits at your current rate. However, you should start preparing your new application now, as there's often a gap between when your old benefit year ends and when your new claim begins paying. Make sure you have all your employment records from the past 18 months ready.

I'm in almost the exact same boat! My BYE is in May and I have 9 effective days left. When I called about it (took FOREVER to get through), the rep told me they don't prorate the last week either. So if you have 3 days left, you'll get 3/4 of your weekly benefit, but if you have only 2 days left, you might not get anything for those last 2 days since they need at least 3 days to process a partial week payment. Not 100% sure if that's right but that's what they told me.

Just to add some clarity on what happens at the BYE date: 1. Your benefit rate stays exactly the same until your BYE date 2. You can collect all remaining effective days at that same rate 3. After your BYE date, you must file a new claim even if you had days remaining 4. Your new claim will have a new benefit calculation based on your base period wages 5. There will typically be a 2-3 week gap between claims while your new application processes The NY DOL should send you a notification about 2-3 weeks before your BYE date reminding you to file a new claim if you're still unemployed.