Missing PA UC payments for several weeks - payment schedule showing gaps in benefits

This is unfortunately pretty common with PA UC right now. Those missing weeks are probably stuck with an 'open issue' status in their system. The best way to resolve this is to speak directly with a claims examiner. Try calling right when they open at 8:00 AM - that's when you have the best chance of getting through. Also make sure you check your dashboard to see if there are any outstanding tasks or questionnaires they need you to complete that might be holding up those payments.

omg i had the EXACT same problem!!!! they missed paying me for like 4 weeks even tho i filed everything on time. so annoying

What you're experiencing is likely related to a payment interruption due to an automatic quarterly review. PA UC does these every few months to verify your eligibility is still valid. When this happens, payments can be held until the review is complete, but they SHOULD be paid retroactively once resolved. Check your correspondence section in the portal - there might be a notice about this review that you missed. Also, when you file your weekly claims, are all weeks showing as "pending" or some other status?

I had missing weeks back in February and it took FOREVER to get them paid. Calling the regular UC number was useless - always busy or disconnected. I finally started calling my state representative's office and they helped contact UC on my behalf. Worth a try if you're getting nowhere with the normal channels. The system is completely broken!!!

have u been reporting ur job searchs every week? they can hold ur payments if u miss those

After dealing with similar payment gaps last month, I finally found a way to actually reach a human at PA UC. I used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) and they got me connected to an agent in about 20 minutes after I'd spent WEEKS trying on my own. The agent was able to see that my missing payments were stuck in the system and released them that same day. There's a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2 Definitely worth it considering how impossible it is to get through on your own right now. The UC rep told me they're extremely backlogged with similar cases.

One more thing to check - since you mentioned going from direct deposit to the Money Network card, sometimes there can be payment routing issues when your payment method changes. It's possible the missing weeks were attempted to be paid using an outdated payment method. When you do reach a representative, specifically ask them to check if there were any returned payments or payment method errors during that gap period.

Don't get your hopes up. I've been waiting on 7 weeks of backpay since MARCH and every time I manage to get through they tell me "it's processing" or "a specialist needs to review it" or some other excuse. The whole system is designed to make people give up!!!! They're hoping you'll just stop trying to collect what they legally owe you.

UPDATE: Finally got through to someone at UC this morning! Used that Claimyr service someone mentioned above and it actually worked - got me past the busy signals. The agent said there was a "benefit payment audit flag" on my account that was holding everything up. She released the payments and said I should see the missing weeks deposited within 2-3 business days. Will update again when/if they actually arrive. Thanks everyone for your help!