PA UC Board of Review reversed my denial - how long until payment?

First, CONGRATS on winning your appeal! The Board of Review rarely overturns referee decisions so your case must have been solid. In my experience (went through this last year), it took about 10 business days from when they told me about the reversal until money hit my account. They have to recalculate all the back payments and that's apparently a semi-manual process. Keep checking your dashboard daily - you'll first see a new determination letter, then a day or two later you'll start seeing payment dates. Make sure your payment method is set up correctly in the meantime!

same thing happend to me took 3 weeks but i got ALL my backpay at once. was like $7400 make sure ur payment info is right in the system

Don't get too excited yet. I had a USCABR (board of review) decision in my favor last year and it STILL took over a month for them to actually release my payments. The PA UC system is designed to wear you down and make you give up. They're hoping you'll just get tired of waiting and go away. You need to call EVERY SINGLE DAY and keep the pressure on them. The agents will lie to you about timelines just to get you off the phone. Welcome to Pennsylvania unemployment - where even when you win, you lose. 😡

If anything changes on your claim, you should get an email notification. At least they're supposed to send one. Check your spam folder too, sometimes UC emails go there. Also make sure you're still filing your weekly claims even while you're waiting for this to be processed! A lot of people stop filing during appeals and then they have to request those weeks later which is another whole process.

You need to keep calling them, but actually getting through to PA Unemployment is nearly impossible these days. I was in a similar situation last month and spent HOURS getting busy signals. I finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get through - they connected me to an agent in about 20 minutes instead of me trying for days. They have a video showing how it works here: https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2 Once I got through to someone, I found out they were missing a document they needed to release my payment. Fixed it that day and had money the following week. Definitely worth calling to check if there's anything holding up your payment rather than just waiting.

Congratulations on winning your appeal! Here's what should happen next: 1. The Board of Review sends their decision to the Service Center (takes 3-5 business days) 2. Service Center processes the reversal (2-3 business days) 3. You'll see a new determination letter in your dashboard 4. Back payments will be calculated and released 5. You'll receive payment via your preferred method (direct deposit or Money Network card) Total time is typically 10-14 business days from decision to payment. If you don't see a determination letter in your dashboard within 7 business days, I would follow up with them. Regarding the missed weekly certifications: you'll need to file those retroactively once your claim is reactivated. There should be an option in your dashboard to claim those weeks once the new determination is processed.

congrats!! just went thru this myself! make sure your address is up to date in the system becuz they might mail you something important

By the way - be prepared for taxes next year. All that backpay will count as income for 2025 and they don't always withhold enough. I got a big surprise tax bill after my backpay came through. You might want to set aside about 10-15% if you can.

Congrats on your Board of Review win! That's huge! I went through something similar last fall and it took about 2 weeks from when they told me about the reversal to when I actually saw money. The key thing is to keep filing your weekly certs even while you're waiting - I made that mistake and had to go back and request those weeks later which added another week to the process. Also, when the backpay does come through, it'll likely be broken up into separate deposits for each week you were denied, so don't panic if you don't see one lump sum. Hang in there, you're almost at the finish line! 🤞