PA UC appeal approved - how long until first payment hits Money Network card?

Congrats on winning your appeal! Generally, PA UC will process your payment within 2-3 business days after the appeal decision is finalized in their system. However, you DO need to make sure you've filed all those weekly claims for the weeks you were waiting on your appeal. If you didn't file them at the time, you'll need to call and request to backdate those claims. Did you receive any instructions about backdating claims in your approval letter? Sometimes they include that information, sometimes they don't. You should be able to see in your payment history online if those weeks are showing as payable once they process everything.

congrats!!!! i had same thing happen to me but took like 5 days to get the money after they said i won. they put all the money at once it was nice lol. but yeah u prob have to call them for the backdating thing thats what i did

You need to continue filing your bi-weekly claims even while your appeal is pending - that's a common mistake people make. You definitely need to call them to backdate those claims you missed. As for timeline, after my appeal win last month, the money appeared on my Money Network card exactly 8 business days later. They first had to process all the backdated weeks, then the payments were released in two batches. You should also check your dashboard daily because sometimes they need additional information before releasing funds, and the system might not notify you properly.

After I won MY appeal it took THREE WEEKS to get paid!!!! The system is COMPLETELY BROKEN and they don't care about us at all. First they said 3-5 days, then they said there was another "open issue" they needed to review, then they claimed they never received some document I DEFINITELY sent them. It was a total nightmare. Don't count on that money anytime soon, sadly. And yes, you absolutely need to backdate those claims or you'll never see a penny of it.

I went through this exact situation in February. After winning my appeal, I tried calling for days to backdate my missed weekly claims but couldn't get through on the phone lines. I finally used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to an actual PA UC agent in about 20 minutes. They have a video that shows how it works: https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2 The agent helped me backdate all my claims, and I received payment about 4 business days later. Without getting those backdated claims filed, I would have lost all that money, so it was definitely worth it to finally talk to someone. Good luck!

does anyone know if theyre going to take taxes out of the backpay? i think im in a similar situation and worried about how much ill actually get vs whats on paper

Just wanted to add one more thing - make sure your Money Network card is activated and that your address is current in the system. I've seen people win appeals and then have their payments delayed because their card was sent to an old address or they never activated it. You can check your card status at moneynetwork.com or call the number on the back of your card.

sending good vibes your way! i know how stressful this is. dont forget to keep filing your weekly claims going forward too!

One more thing to watch out for - sometimes they only approve PART of your claim and deny other weeks for different reasons. Check your determination letter carefully to see exactly what weeks were approved in the appeal. I had a friend who thought he was getting 6 weeks of backpay but the appeal only covered 4 weeks because they found another reason to deny him for 2 weeks. The PA UC system loves to find new ways to deny people what they're owed!!!

Update us when you get your payment! It helps others to know the current processing times since they seem to change constantly. And if you do end up calling, try early morning (7:55am right before they open) or late afternoon on Wednesdays or Thursdays. Those times seem to have slightly better odds of getting through.