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def agree with everyone saying JUST APPLY!! let them tell u no instead of assuming. and when you call make sure to ask specifically about any special programs for self-employed ppl. sometimes the first person u talk to doesnt know everything
Tell ur friend to look into CareerLink services too if he's in PA. When I got denied UC they referred me there and I got help with job training and resume stuff. Not cash benefits but at least something.
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll definitely pass that along. He's been in this business for almost 15 years so his resume probably needs some serious updating. Any help with job hunting would be useful for him right now.
make sure you check your payment method on your dashboard! my friend won her appeal but her payments were going to an old debit card she didn't have anymore and she had to call to update it which took forever
Good point! Just checked and my payment method is set to direct deposit to my current bank account, so at least that's ready to go.
Quick update - I just received all my back payments today! Exactly 9 business days after my hearing. My claim status updated to "Active" on day 7, and the money hit my account 2 days later. All 18 weeks paid at once. Such a relief!
That's excellent news! This timeline aligns with what we typically expect for straightforward cases where everything is properly documented. Make sure to print or save digital copies of your payment history just in case there are any questions in the future.
my friend works at the unemployment office and she said they're super backed up right now because of seasonal construction layoffs. they get thousands of new claims in march when projects don't start back up on schedule and it slows everything down. but she said if u got your confirmation number ur fine
And you BELIEVE that??? They ALWAYS have excuses!!! The system has been "backed up" for FIVE YEARS!!! They need to FIX IT already!!! I'm so sick of their incompetence!!!
UPDATE: My status just changed to 'payment in process' this morning! Should hit my Money Network card tomorrow according to the portal. Thanks everyone for the reassurance (and the panic lol). I'll definitely try to be more patient next time, but also not wait too long if there seems to be a real problem.
this happened to me too!! i freaked out thinking i wasnt going to get paid!! turns out it was just showing that i had 1 week during my last claim where i didnt qualify cause i made too much at my part time job that week. as long as ur current weeks dont say 'disqualified' ur probably ok!
Just to add onto what others have said - it might be worth checking your 'Claim Summary' page to see if there are any outstanding issues listed for your current benefit year. That's different from the dashboard status and would show any actual problems with your current claim. The Previous Claim message is just historical info.
Ravi Patel
hey everyone i literally just logged in and my 1099-G appeared tonight! check your messages again, they must be uploading them in batches
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Amina Bah
•Just checked mine and it's there now too! Thanks everyone for the help and reassurance. Guess they're just running a bit behind schedule but getting them out now.
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Oliver Becker
Glad to hear your 1099-G showed up! For future reference, if you ever need tax documents from previous years, you can also request them through the PA Department of Revenue's e-TIDES system, which sometimes has them available even when they're not showing up in your UC message center. Always good to have a backup option during tax season.
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Malik Jackson
•Thanks for this tip! I never knew about e-TIDES having UC tax forms too. That could've saved me so much hassle last year when I had to file an amended return.
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